The true story of the five year collaboration between Robert D Keppel, the Chief Criminal Investigator for the Washington State Attorney General, and serial killer Ted Bundy, who joined forces to try and track down a multiple murderer known as the Green River Killer.
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One can only surmise what the great detective Sherlock Holmes would have gleaned from private conversations with Ted Bundy or the hunt through the dense, wet underbrush of rural King County and brassy strip joints along Seattle's red-light Sea-Tac district for the Green River Killer, whom Ted Bundy called the Riverman. Read the first page
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One can only surmise what the great detective Sherlock Holmes would have gleaned from private conversations with Ted Bundy or the hunt through the dense, wet underbrush of rural King County and brassy strip joints along Seattle's red-light Sea-Tac district for the Green River Killer, whom Ted Bundy called the Riverman. Read the first page
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By Anthony
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Without preaching, Keppel reports on some serial killer cases such as the Atlanta Child Murders and of course the Green River Killer. I've read one review claiming Keppel is self-serving. On the contrary, Keppel is one of the most objective cop/authors I've encountered. Like his other major book "Signature Killers", Keppel and his co-author take us on a journey where killers simply are and will always be and all we can do is catch and stop them with investigative and forensic progress.
The real core of the book however are the conversations that Keppel had with Ted Bundy, America's most fascinating serial killer, which eventually led the latter to confess to numerous murders known and lesser known (although Bundy confessed to others as well).
You can actually listen to a portion of those conversations between Keppel and Bundy as "Ted", as we've now become accustomed to calling him, describes the murder of Georgeann Hawkins. Those tapes are absolutely chilling. But reading the book provides more insight on the Bundy psyche (even though I still feel the real reason for Ted's killing compulsion remains a mystery despite some of the external factors we now know today).
More than anything, the book makes you feel like you are also conversing with Bundy yourself.
The real core of the book however are the conversations that Keppel had with Ted Bundy, America's most fascinating serial killer, which eventually led the latter to confess to numerous murders known and lesser known (although Bundy confessed to others as well).
You can actually listen to a portion of those conversations between Keppel and Bundy as "Ted", as we've now become accustomed to calling him, describes the murder of Georgeann Hawkins. Those tapes are absolutely chilling. But reading the book provides more insight on the Bundy psyche (even though I still feel the real reason for Ted's killing compulsion remains a mystery despite some of the external factors we now know today).
More than anything, the book makes you feel like you are also conversing with Bundy yourself.
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I'm with "stop & think" review. It's a very self-serving written account about the author's tally on the Bundy case. Allot of repeatative gibberish/conversation and it's been a stuggle to keep reading (lost my interest in first 1/4) just hoping that there's some good stuff to read. A purchase to be exercised when you've read everything else.
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I am taking the Murder class at the UW that Weis teaches. Keppel used to teach it I think. I was appalled at the length of this book in the beginning because Weis has us reading another large volume (his own book). Almost from the moment I picked up Keppel's book, I was gripped by the informative writing style and the ease with which the ghost writer wrote it. Seems like he really got into Keppel and Bundy. I was surprised that this wasn't more about Ridgway but more abut Bundy instead. I am glad for the in-depth info about the operations of the FBI and Wayne Williams and George Russell cases. I was hoping to get more info about Ridgway himself, rather than the profiling behind the GRK, especially since Keppel himself says that profiling a unique serial killer is worthless. Oh well. I can pick up the Times for more info about Ridgway. Would love to interview him!
I am glad I stuck with this book and finished it. There's LOTS and LOTS of info in this book, probably made more interesting because I live in the area and grew up with those Ted Bundy rumors and innuendoes. He's way too romanticized for such a deeply sick person. It seems that our state grabs it's own share of serial media killers that even Keppel capitalizes on.
I am glad I stuck with this book and finished it. There's LOTS and LOTS of info in this book, probably made more interesting because I live in the area and grew up with those Ted Bundy rumors and innuendoes. He's way too romanticized for such a deeply sick person. It seems that our state grabs it's own share of serial media killers that even Keppel capitalizes on.
Good book overall. You won't be disappointed, unless you get the newest version that I did that promised pictures but didn't come with any of them (publisher error I guess).
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Stop and think.
Please. PLEASE spare us another self-serving look inside the mind of an egocentric detective.
This book is truly one-dimensional, one-sided, and based in large part on the... Read more
This book is truly one-dimensional, one-sided, and based in large part on the... Read more
Published on Nov 24 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars
really a must have
This book is a wealth of information about a wide variety of topics and a must have for people interested in serial murder,the behind the scenes of the investigation process,ted... Read more
Published on Aug 22 2003 by RC
3.0 out of 5 stars
good but 1 dimensional
First of all, I was expecting this book to be more revealing (re: Bundy's confessions) than what it was. Read more
Published on Dec 26 2002 by Tina
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Real Thing
Rather than flock to be deluged with Thomas Harris' fantasies about what it would be like for a law enforcement professional to consult an incarcerated, highly intelligent serial... Read more
Published on Oct 14 2002 by mark twain
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of Keppel's finest.
I could barely put this book down, it was that good.
Mr. Keppel who was a lead investigator on both the Green River Killings and the infamous Ted Murders masterfully exposes Ted... Read more
Published on May 20 2002 by LNistico
3.0 out of 5 stars
Self-Serving
With all due respect to Mr. Keppel, I consider this book self-serving, i.e., an opportunity for the author to voice his opinions. Read more
Published on Feb 24 2002 by lee77
4.0 out of 5 stars
Bundy sells another book
I have to admit, I bought this book to read about Bundy, not the Green River Killer. And Keppel does not disappoint: he got confessions out of Bundy that probably no one else... Read more
Published on July 12 2001 by jenbird
3.0 out of 5 stars
From one sick mind to another
What an interesting read. This book lets you in to how the FBI tries to catch serial killers and how in some ways they all think alike. Read more
Published on Feb 5 2001 by L. Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars
A huge trove of true-crime information
Every now and again, a true crime book appears that delivers even more than it promises, and Robert Keppel's remarkable book belongs in that category. Read more
Published on Feb 1 2001 by Paul Cerra
2.0 out of 5 stars
Way Over-Hyped!
Keppel has a hard time telling this story. In fact, I'm not too sure what story he's telling. Is this a story about Bundy, about the Green River Killer, or about Keppel. Read more
Published on Jan 6 2001 by D. West
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