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Pros
The book is a gritty look at the oakland county child killings of the late 70s. The author points out that the wealthy got preferential treatment in the investigation.
Read this book. A breathtaking read and an amazing journey. This book is a shocker! This is a book that will stay with you.
Thank you j. His dogged determination to uncover and unravel this mystery is truly remarkable. His writing style is concise and engaging.
The kill jar deftly weaves together two seemingly disconnected narratives, that of the murders of four children over forty years ago, and the author's personal examination of his own wounded past. J. R. R. Tolkien's "the kill jar" is about a man who d... Read More
Cons
Appelman is neither a detroiter, nor a researcher; he is of out of his neighborhood and his depth. He never delves deep, just scratches the surface.
The book is an insult to the victims of the child-murdering traffickers of 1970s detroit, and their families. The author’s weaving of his own life is odd. There really is not anything in the book that has not been reported in papers. This is one of th... Read More
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Quality
I think many will align this book with the recent popular true crime shows serial s town and making of a murderer
My heart is bleeding with the bs fed to the public for so long
Loved the memoir aspect of the author and how it is intertwined with the crime
It runs neck and neck with the occk information
Price
Appelman is a writer to look out for
Packaging/appearance
Appelman was a child and he himself may have been targeted by the killers
I’ll just watch the 1hour madefortv special or read the wikipedia cliff notes version
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The author grew up in detroit and was about the age of the children kidnapped and killed by the occk
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I am reviewing this book just a week after the news broke about wealthy people getting their kids into elite colleges using bribery andor deception
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The underlying story in the kill jar echoes the central theme in my own book the hunt for zodiac about rich peoples justice and how the law also shows preferential treatment of the wealthy when they are accused of even the most serious of crimes
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In my own book my suspect was one of the wealthiest men in san francisco a suspect the police consistently bafflingly and repeatedly refused to investigate
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We can only hope that the indictment and public humiliation of these wealthy parents in the college entrance scam is a first step in the right direction
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He tugs at the readers hearts by sharing compelling moments of his childhood as well as his life struggles while researching and interviewing the surviving family members whose kids were discarded like trash out in the open public areas of oakland county
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Reuben appelman for unraveling the lies red herrings and misleading information that all of us were told about this kidnapper
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J reuben appelman has meticulously researched and documented all aspects of the oakland county child killer case
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