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Beyond Murder: The Inside Account of the Gainesville Student Murders Paperback – March 1, 1994

by John Philpin (Author), John Donnelly (Author)
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Here is the inside story of the serial sex slayer responsible for the Gainesville student murders of 1990. Respected psychological profiler John Philpin and veteran journalist John Donnelly detail the five murders and their aftermath in a gripping narrative. Optioned for a TV mini-series. 8 pages of photos. Original.
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    416 pages
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    English
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    Onyx
  4. Publication date
    March 1, 1994
  5. Dimensions
    4.25 x 0.75 x 7 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0451404092
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0451404091
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Onyx; - edition (March 1, 1994)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0451404092
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0451404091
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.25 x 0.75 x 7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

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    John Donnelly is the author of "A Twist of Faith: An American Christian's Quest to Help Orphans in Africa" (Beacon Press, 2012). For more than thirty years, John Donnelly has reported in regions far from the United States, starting with the civil wars of Central America, delving into the political violence in Haiti, drawing out tales of conflict and peace in the Middle East and Asia, and then landing in Africa, where he feels most at home. In Africa, where he traveled as a staff reporter for the Boston Globe and later as a Kaiser Family Foundation fellow, he became intrigued by the steady stream of Americans with big hearts and big ambitions whose adventures are told in this book.

    Photographer Photo Credit Name: Dominic Chavez, 2012.

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Kevin M. Sullivan
5.0 out of 5 stars The Gainesville Student Murders Revealed
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2016
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An excellent treatment of the diabolical murders that rocked Gainesville, Florida at the hands of Danny Rolling. Anyone wanting a complete view of this case must read this book. It's a sobering account from the first page to the last
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annette
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read, you will cry all the way
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2015
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Oh My God, I do remember this murder and didn't know just how awful it was. If you have girls that live alone or with a friend tell them to get a large dog for protection. Just too many crazys aroundf
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Plato Closeted
4.0 out of 5 stars Very Well Written
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2019
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Make the edge of your seat comfortable folks, because that's where you will be parked as you read this horrendous true crime account of the terrible, sad Gainesville Ripper murders. I think the nuts in this country are gaining the upper hand. How awful that this good for nothing decided to punish perfect strangers for the abuse he suffered. SPOIL ALERT: yes, he was executed, the jacka..
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JJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Very exciting book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2013
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Well written book Exciting. Sometimes I have to put it away for a few days. So upsetting.
Some of these guys are SO GOOD at what they do.
But - thankfully ... NOT good ENOUGH!!
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Rasheed
3.0 out of 5 stars Definitely Parallels Between Rolling and Bundy
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2013
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I see that I've deviated from the pack here in not giving this book a 4 or 5 rating. I liked the book, but if I find myself skipping over anything in a book then I cannot give it a 5 rating. If I find myself skipping over entire chapters, I can't give it a 4 rating.

This book was about Danny Rolling who committed five brutal murders in the college town of Gainesville, Florida in 1990. Once I read that the murders had been committed in Florida and the victims were co-eds, I knew there would be parallels drawn to Ted Bundy, and rightly so. Danny Rolling was, from my reading experience, a mix between Ted Bundy and Edmund Kemper, both whom preceded him. He was like Bundy in the choice of victims and he was like Kemper in the decapitation and confession. The crimes and the criminal were both riveting in and of themselves, but I thought the book fell short of being compelling. There was a lot of filler information that I don't think lent to the story.

The better true crime books I've read give bio information on the perpetrator and the victims with very little bio information on anyone else. The reason being: you want to know what made the perp the way he is and what may have led to the victim becoming a victim. This book eventually gave a fair amount of biographical information on Danny Rolling after first dedicating considerable pages to one of the lead investigators: Richard Ward. Honestly, I didn't want to read about Richard Ward. He was an investigator on the case like any other investigator and it's not like he found the smoking gun that put Rolling away.

Furthermore, I thought the book did too much memorializing of the victims. I know that may sound a bit cold, but that's not what I was looking to read. When I was looking to read how Rolling was caught and how he was put away, I had to wade through testimonials about the broken lives of the victims' families. I think that information may be desired by some readers as it does put a human element to the story, but I say put it at the end as a wrap up.

As I said before, the book was good, and although I'm not quite a veteran in true crime novels, I've read enough to know what I like and don't like. I think this book could have been 100 pages fewer and been far more effective. There's an excellent book about Ted Bundy, "The Only Living Witness", which was 70 pages fewer than this book though Bundy killed no less than 21 women over 4 years. In other words, less is best.
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Doc Ellis
5.0 out of 5 stars Great "Try to Solve it Yourself" Book
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2015
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Scary but awesome one night read. Couldn't stop reading it.
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Rx13
5.0 out of 5 stars The end all and be all book on Rolling
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2007
I've read all three books about the Gainesville Ripper, Danny Rolling - Beyond Murder, Killer on Campus and the Gainesville Ripper.

Beyond is the ultimate Rolling book and it blows the other two books clean out of the water.

It's clear, concise and it moves at a great pace.

The authors spent countless hours investigating the case, researching their information and interviewing not only Rolling, but the families & friends of the victims, the police agencies involved and anyone else they could think of that might have valuable information, making this a tight and accurate read.

Donnelly, a reporter, covered the Gainesville murders for the Miami Herald as the case was unraveling.

Philpin, a criminal profiler for numerous years, wrote a psychological profile early on in the case for the Miami Herald.

If you want to know everything there is to know about the Gainesville killings pick up this book. The other two I would only suggest reading if you can get them for free from your public library because even a nickle for a used copy is too much to pay for them.
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Terry H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read, hard to put down, accurate accounts.
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2005
I lived this story. After graduating from UF in 1992, I went overseas for 7 years, not knowing the entire happenings with the case. I knew some of the details of the case and that Rollings plead guilty, but I was unaware of the entire story. This book changed all of that.

Reading this book brought tears to my eyes on several occasions. This whole ordeal was so shocking, it is impossible to comprehend. Reliving the memories of fear was hard for me, but I needed closure.

"Beyond Murder" recounts the story of the victims and their families prior to and following the murders, the police force, the killer, and every aspect of the case. There are a few times during the read that I felt as though I was reading a police report when family members were quoted, which I am sure was the case. It took a little from the overall story, but not enough to change my 5 star rating.

Get this book, learn the importance of safety, and always remember Sonja, Christina, Christa, Tracy, and Manuel, five beautiful people taken away from this world by evil.
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