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A review by redhdlibrarian
The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery by Bill James, Rachel McCarthy James
4.0
I know it sounds dark, but I loved this book! It really drew me in when within the first 20 minutes they started talking about a murder that occurred near Marshalltown and Newton (where I live).
Villisca is also a well-known murder location in Iowa. It is highlighted around Halloween every year, and I have even visited the site. I wonder why this particular case has been the highlighted one when others were identical and had just as high body counts.
The research the couple put into this book was very thorough. They compiled all the murders that were similar, based upon their 33 similarities, then ranked them by probability of the same murdered, etc. Who knew there was such a serial killer out and about and no one knew? They all assumed each case was an individual offense until later on in the years.
I will recommend.
Murder, Iowa, Villisca.
Villisca is also a well-known murder location in Iowa. It is highlighted around Halloween every year, and I have even visited the site. I wonder why this particular case has been the highlighted one when others were identical and had just as high body counts.
The research the couple put into this book was very thorough. They compiled all the murders that were similar, based upon their 33 similarities, then ranked them by probability of the same murdered, etc. Who knew there was such a serial killer out and about and no one knew? They all assumed each case was an individual offense until later on in the years.
I will recommend.
Murder, Iowa, Villisca.