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3.98 AVERAGE
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In keeping with my life of late, there was another solo road trip, which means there was another true crime audiobook to ease the drive. This is very well written, but the story is both incredibly tragic and absolutely bonkers. The disassociation in this man's mind is amazing. And there are good life lessons here, too.
Fascinating and tragic look at the murders of the entire List family.
For true crime, this was interesting and alarming. It really shows how much more someone could get away with before technology advanced and our cameras everywhere. Being someone who had not heard about this crime before, I really hated that the entire thing was given away before the book even began. I wish more true crimes were written in a way that allows you to wonder and guess... that would have made this a better read for me.
This is a true crime book. A father who fell in hard times takes drastic measures when his world starts falling apart. A mother who becomes an alcoholic then becomes medically ill. A family who looks normal from the outside and appears to be the perfect Christian all American family. It was a good read but not exceptional.
This is a well-written true crime story of a religious zealot who methodically killed his entire family over the course of an otherwise normal day: His wife, three teenage children, and his mother, and then got away with it for 18 years. I’m hoping it couldn’t possibly be that easy to assume a new identity these days, and he only managed it because he committed his crimes in 1971. A large portion of the book is how he survived living under his new identity. He justifies his actions because of religion, and I think he thought he was forgiven because of all his praying. That sort of thinking makes no sense to me.
Joe Sharkey is a talented writer. This a very fast, page-turning read.
Joe Sharkey is a talented writer. This a very fast, page-turning read.
This book is a model for perfect true crime. The journalistic style favors brevity. There are no pointless speculations. The trial of John List was largely uneventful, so the author skims through it. You come away with a good understanding of John List and his motives. A throwaway line about List mowing the lawn while wearing a necktie reveals a lot about his personality. All in all, good book.
This is a really well-written story about the murder of the List family, mother Helen, grandmother Alma, and the children Patricia, John F. and Fred who all were killed by their father / husband / child John E. List in 1971. This case is one of the more well-known true-crime cases because he killed them all and then left for destinations unknown and got away with it for eighteen years. This book explains where he was, what he did, and the steps he took in planning the murder to see to it that he made a clean getaway with a month's headstart before the police even knew anyone was dead. He was caught when his case was profiled famously on America's Most Wanted in 1989. Anyway, this book gets into all of the details of the crime, some of which I had known but a lot of which I hadn't known. The trial part is very quickly summarized at the end. I feel like this book could use an update since Mr. List has since passed away (in 2008).