imyourmausoleum 's review for:

The Babysitter: My Summers with a Serial Killer by Jennifer Jordan, Liza Rodman

4.0

dark informative reflective medium-paced

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I was motivated to read this book, because it kept popping up on Facebook and Instagram. I had never heard of Tony Costa until I read this book. I had to Google what he looked like, as no images were included in the Audible version that I purchased. This book was written by a woman who spent a lot of time with Tony Costa as a child. What was striking to me was the amount of trust people had in each other in the 1960's. People really just left their kids with anyone, answered the door for anyone, and went out and did things with anyone. It was also striking to me how little her mother seemed to care about her and like her. Tony was a sometime handy man at the motel where her mother worked, which is how she came into contact with him. This book also includes a lot of personal information about Tony Costa and his crimes and trial, which I enjoyed from a true crime stand point. It was very interesting, and I would highly recommend this book.