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There But For the Grace of God: Survivors of the 20th Century's Infamous Serial Killers | 
 enlarge | Author: Fred Rosen
Publisher: Harper
Category: Book
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Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 3.9 x 0.9
ISBN: 0060890126
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.88
EAN: 9780060890124
ASIN: 0060890126
Publication Date: June 26, 2007
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They stared into the faces of pure evil . . . and survived! Ted Bundy . . . Jeffrey Dahmer . . . David "Son of Sam" Berkowitz . . . Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer . . . These are some of the names that strike terror into even the bravest of hearts. Human monsters, they preyed upon the unsuspecting, freely feeding their terrible hungers. Their crimes were unspeakable, as they maimed, tortured, killed, and killed again, leaving so many dead in their bloody wake. But somehow, astonishingly, seven would-be victims fell into the clutches of the century's worst serial killers—and escaped death through courage, divine providence, or just plain luck. This is the remarkable true story of those who lived.
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 Good writer,bad book. April 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Mr.Rosen does some good things with this book. He highlights the lives of some survivors of serial killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer,Dennis Rader,David Berkowitz and even Richard Speck.
The question of why some survive while others don't is an interesting one. He partially addresses that question.
The writer vents a lot of anger at criminal profilers in the B.T.K. case and the NYPD in general regarding the "Son of Sam" case. I think it's a detriment to the book itself and in some cases he overstates the obvious, like the fact that Richard Speck was a drunk and an idiot,and two Milwaukeee police officers blundered big-time in returning an eventual victim to Dahmer.
I didn't see the relevance of including transcripts of Dahmer's parents court battle over his brain and whether it would be donated to science or cremated. Speaking of cremation,what happened to Richard Speck in prison or to his body after death wasn't relevant to the subject either.
Good subject matter, it's just that the author roamed unto other areas a little too much for my liking.
 I was looking forward to a good book...... i am still looking February 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was very sxicted to read this book. I was sadly very dissapointed that i read it. First numerous spelling errors. Many factual errors as well. The Bundy chapter was an insult. The author did very little in acutally writing any informaion on the survivors, it was more just a quik recap of certain serial killers. He aslo used this as an oppurtunity to bash the police officers on many cases. Funny how he can so easily point out the mistakes after the fact. He makes it seem as if he would have easily figured out things that they couldnt..... again after the fact. He aslo seems to make certain victims out to be people who did things the wrong way, and could have avoided their fate.
The spelling errors are plenty to. At one point he refers to KAKA t.v., wich is wrong. Then later he correctly calls it KAKE t.v.. Written in bold lettering it stood out, and there should be no reason for the spelling error to have not been noticed.
I bought this book hoping to learn about certain people who were lucky to ahve survived their attacker, expecially Nita Neary, and i got nothing. He did very little if any informationa bout them, and instead made it seem like he was doing them the favor of including them in his book at all.
THe author is very arrogant, and seems to be very proud of himself. Sadly he has nothing to be proud of and should instead feel embarassed.
 The Inspirational Stories of Those Who Have Seen the Eyes of the Devil! February 7, 2008
There but for the Grace of God are stories about survivors of the last century's most infamous serial killers like Tracy Edwards who survived Jeffrey Dahmer who was later arrested and confessed to the most horrific crimes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. There is Kevin Bright who barely survived BTK Killer Dennis Rader who went undetected for 30 years since his sister Kathy's brutal rape and murder in Kansas. His story was the most heartbreaking. Nita Neary survived Ted Bundy because she maintained her silence during the massacre at the sorority house in Florida. She moved on with her life but recalls testifying against Bundy who also cross-examined her as well. There were survivors of Derrick Lee, the Baton Rouge serial killer, and Bobby Joe Long who killed in Hillsborough COunty, Florida. I thought it was a fast read and interesting. The author tried to fill in the gaps and explanations of each serial killer and the people who survived the attacks. He also writes about the Filipino nurse, Corazon Amaureo who got away by hiding under the bed from Richard Speck in the Crime of the Century while 8 nurses were raped and murdered in one night. Although he didn't get to interview her, her story is important even if it is through research. Rosen tries to provide biographies and backgrounds on the killers' themselves.
Not for the sensitive soul. January 16, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
The descriptions of the killings are very intenese and too vivid for someone of my character. I stopped reading the book in the second chapter because the graphic details of the murder of children left nothing for the imagination and proved to be too much for me to handle. I cannot attest to the entire book simply because I didn't want to subject my mind to those images. Not my cup of tea.
 Interesting Read About Interesting People December 8, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book and I could tell that the author was passionate about his topic. I am a former CSI so it was very nice to read about the victims who do live. I have seen so many dead bodies that it was nice to see what came about of those who got a second chance. I also enjoyed the background on the cases. I am from Pensacola where Ted Bundy was (finally) caught and one of my dad's Police Academy students (David Lee) was the one who brought Bundy down. It was an easy read with a lot- while not overwhelming or boring- of background info on the cases. I would definitely recommend this book to any true crime fan who wants to read something just a little bit different.
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