- Paperback: 312 pages
- Publisher: Wiley (May 7 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470155469
- ISBN-13: 978-0470155462
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.6 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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#630,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #65 in Books > Nonfiction > Women's Studies > Abortion & Birth Control
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The True Story of Anti-Abortion Killer James Kopp
Sniper opens in October 1998 near Buffalo, NY. A man is alone in the dark in a forest. He clutches an assault rifle and is thinking about his mission. "You can cut holes in the fences around the death camps," he thinks. "A trickle of relief in the abortion holocaust. It is your duty to do it." He nestles the rifle into his shoulder and shoots at his target through the back window of a house, then flees. Barnett Sepia, a doctor who provides abortions, is fatally wounded.
The shooter is James Kopp, the son of a Marine, who came to embrace the pro-life cause and ultimately the notion of "justifiable homicide: against abortion providers. Kopp fancies himself a lone wolf in the movement; a celibate man driven to "defend the unborn." He is nicknamed "Atomic Dog" in the movement and helps orchestrate assaults on abortion clinics. As the story unfolds, he becomes the central figure in an international manhunt for multiple shootings in Canada. On the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted list, Kopp flees to Mexico, Ireland, and France. Award-winning journalist Jon wells followed Kopp's footsteps, traveled to his hometown, and interviewed investigators in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, and France to tell this gripping detective story and dark psychological drama.
About the Author
Jon Wells has written six multi-week book-length true crime stories for the Hamilton Spectator. His 2003 story "Poison" won a National Newspaper Award. A graduate of the master's journalism program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Jon was named Journalist of the Year in 2005 for Sniper. The author's research for the crime stories has taken him to India, Ireland, France, San Francisco, New York city, and western Canada, and Into prisons where he has interviewed five convicted killers. He has also conducted research in forensic labs and on shooting ranges.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome read,
By Henry Redknapp (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sniper: The True Story of Anti-Abortion Killer James Kopp (Paperback)
A gripping read from start to finish. James Kopp is on the run from the FBI and Canadian police for shooting several abortionist doctors, this takes Kopp to Mexico, Ireland and France.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
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A riveting true crime book,
By John E. Drury "jedrury" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sniper: The True Story of Anti-Abortion Killer James Kopp (Paperback)
Jon Wells, a journalist at a newspaper in Hamilton, Ontario, writes an engrossing detailed true crime book about the killing of Dr. Barnett Slepian in 1998 outside Buffalo, New York and the successful prosecution of James Kopp and his aiders and abettors. Dedicated to journalistic integrity, Wells sticks to the court record, its filings and his extensive interviews with investigators, prosecutors, defense counsel and Kopp's aiders and the witnesses in this international manhunt. That this book was authored by a Canadian journalist adhering to the record and eschewing the polemics of this horrific crime and the politics of abortion captivates the reader for its unbiased commitment to the highest journalistic standards. This is a book which could probably not be penned by an American journalist given the opinionated debasement of journalism in America today. While the book modestly suffers from the lack of an index and its occasional punctuation errors, it a fascinating read.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Edge-of-your-seat true story that reads more like a thriller.,
By 365andMe - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Sniper: The True Story of Anti-Abortion Killer James Kopp (Paperback)
I remember October 1998 and the shooting in Buffalo, NY. I can still recall the feelings that came along with the news coverage of Dr. Arnett Slepian's murder. In his book SNIPER, Jon Wells took me back to that time period by retracing the steps of James Kopp. The book reads more like a thriller than nonfiction and I walked away with more knowledge. I was also aware Kopp escaped to Canada, but had no idea of the other countries involved.In SNIPER, Wells will walk you through the mind of a killer with his edge-of-your-seat style of journalism. Excellent book for true crime lovers. Without a doubt, this gets a five out of five rating from me. Awesome! |
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