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A review by literarywinner
Michigan Murders by Edward Keyes
3.0
When I saw the opportunity to review this book on Netgalley, I was intrigued. I have always been a fan of true crime, but usually I don’t read about crimes from this long ago. Keyes does an excellent job with both the facts and emotions of these cases. I can’t imagine what it would have been like to live as a female in this region during the time of these murders, never knowing if you would be next.
Reading this true crime book started me on a spree of other historical crime stories. I saw what the police and investigators had to go through to try to get the evidence they needed to find a suspect and then convict him. I wanted to see what other cases in the 60’s and 70’s had to do without the scientific methods that we have now. It really is amazing how much was not known then and how they still got enough to convict criminals.
The key piece of evidence that convicted Collins comes down to hair specimens. At that point, DNA typing was not yet available, so they had to look at the angle of cuts on the hairs, colors, and other characteristics. They had to rely on statistics within the human population to state who these hairs could have belonged to and how they got where they did. While the testimony gets a bit over my head, you are still privy to all that is stated about this evidence.
While I enjoyed The Michigan Murders, I am still sad for the women that were killed. These women were all students, so young and still really beginning their lives.
If you like true crime stories, like those written by Anne Rule, you’ll enjoy The Michigan Murders.
I received a free copy of this book as part of my involvement with Netgalley. All thoughts are my own.
Reading this true crime book started me on a spree of other historical crime stories. I saw what the police and investigators had to go through to try to get the evidence they needed to find a suspect and then convict him. I wanted to see what other cases in the 60’s and 70’s had to do without the scientific methods that we have now. It really is amazing how much was not known then and how they still got enough to convict criminals.
The key piece of evidence that convicted Collins comes down to hair specimens. At that point, DNA typing was not yet available, so they had to look at the angle of cuts on the hairs, colors, and other characteristics. They had to rely on statistics within the human population to state who these hairs could have belonged to and how they got where they did. While the testimony gets a bit over my head, you are still privy to all that is stated about this evidence.
While I enjoyed The Michigan Murders, I am still sad for the women that were killed. These women were all students, so young and still really beginning their lives.
If you like true crime stories, like those written by Anne Rule, you’ll enjoy The Michigan Murders.
I received a free copy of this book as part of my involvement with Netgalley. All thoughts are my own.