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 enlarge | Author: John Dean
Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime
Category: Book
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 22807
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.2 x 1
ISBN: 0312946996
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.15230977252
EAN: 9780312946999
ASIN: 0312946996
Publication Date: July 29, 2008
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 The True Story behind American Crime! August 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I didn't have the channel in viewing "American Crime" starring Catherine Keener as Gertrude, the divorced mother of seven, in Indianapolis who earned extra income by allowing crippled Jenny and her sister Sylvia Liken live with them in their home. Unfortunately, Sylvia died only months after her arrival. This book is in tradition of true crime books in recent years. While John Deans covered the story, he does not leave out any of the horrendous details regarding Sylvia's murder or the abuse at the hands of Gertrude and her children who she encouraged and egged on to destroy Sylvia. They treated Sylvia with no mercy and brutalized her in ways that I can't describe here. The book is a page turner but I felt that we could have known more about Gertrude's psychology as the other children who were involved in tormenting, denigrating, abusing this poor girl for no other reason than their own sadistic pleasures. You wonder why Jenny was so traumatized and horrified to speak up as were the other children in the house. Sylvia was whipped, beaten, burned, and treated like garbage than a human being. She was also starved of food and water in the end. The case reminds me of a recent murder case regarding a young girl who was believed to be the root of all evil and succumbed to the same fate as Sylvia Likens. The book was an easy read and a page turner while at the same time that we could have had more in-depth coverage regarding Gertrude's background.
an old book about an old case August 6, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
in response to the above query, this book is indeed a reissue of the original book. While it is not bad, there is a rather serious defect- any lack of serious psychological anyalsis. To be fair to the author criminal psychology was not far advanced in the 1960's, so there were not criminal profiling studies the author could have relied upon. what this volume essentally presents is a bare bones account of the trial and coviction of the defendents. Those who seek to understand the whys and werefores of how such a terrible crime could have been commited will have to look elsewhere.
 Does anyone know if this is the same book as the old one? August 1, 2008
1 out of 13 found this review helpful
This is not a review more so a question. (hence the one star rating) Is this the same book as John Dean's "The indiana torture slaying: sylvia likens ordeal and death" that came out in the 70's. I could not find any information on it. I know it's the same crime, just didn't know if it was the exact same book word for word that was just re-issued with bonus pictures.
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