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A review by theboldbookworm
The Last Victim: A True-Life Journey Into the Mind of the Serial Killer by Jason Moss
4.0
"Like most of us, Jason has a dark side, a part of himself that is both repulsed by and drawn to violence and murder (Pg. 274, Jeffry Kottler, Ph.D.)." I think this sentence perfectly sums up why most of us read true crime. Jason's book is an interesting and unique book for those of us who like to delve into these cases.
Jason Moss decided to correspond with serial killers partly as a college assignment and partly for his own experiment. The killer he ended up corresponding with the most was John Wayne Gacy. It was interesting to me how Jason molded himself into different types of people in his letters depending on which killer he was writing to. He gained inside information that others weren't able to find out about how Gacy actually acted with his victims. The experiment really took a toll on his psyche and had some effects that stayed with him long after it was done.
Unfortunately, Jason committed suicide in 2006 and it is not known whether it was partly due to the things he did and experienced in order to conduct this experience and write the book.
Jason Moss decided to correspond with serial killers partly as a college assignment and partly for his own experiment. The killer he ended up corresponding with the most was John Wayne Gacy. It was interesting to me how Jason molded himself into different types of people in his letters depending on which killer he was writing to. He gained inside information that others weren't able to find out about how Gacy actually acted with his victims. The experiment really took a toll on his psyche and had some effects that stayed with him long after it was done.
Unfortunately, Jason committed suicide in 2006 and it is not known whether it was partly due to the things he did and experienced in order to conduct this experience and write the book.