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Homicide: 100 Years of Murder in America Paperback – April 1, 1999

by Gini Graham Scott (Author)
1.5 1.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
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Traces the state of crime and crime investigation in the twentieth century through an examination of over fifty decade-defining homicide cases
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  1. Print length
    352 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Lowell House
  4. Publication date
    April 1, 1999
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 1 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0737300493
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0737300499
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lowell House (April 1, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0737300493
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0737300499
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.06 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    1.5 1.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

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Laura James
1.0 out of 5 stars How can one book contain so many mistakes?
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2006
This author manages to relay amazing crime stories in such a dry fashion that it drains each story of all possible interest. In addition to the stunning number of factual errors pointed out by other reviewers below, I also noticed that the name of infamous spree killer Howard Unruh was spelled as "Unrah"throughout the book. I can't believe that a book can contain so MANY very sloppy, careless errors and yet still get published. Don't waste your time and money on this one. If you're looking for a good encyclopedia on American crime try a book by Jay Robert Nash or Miriam Allen DeFord.
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Robertson W. Shinnick
2.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, but inexcusably sloppy work
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015
As other reviewers have pointed out, the author of this collection flubbed quite a few details when they weren't omitted altogether. Serial killer Edmund Kemper became "Edward" Kemper, for example. Surviving Ted Bundy victim Carol DaRonch is referred to repeatedly as Carol "DaRanch". Vero Beach, Florida becomes "Varo Beach". Bainbridge, Georgia becomes "Brainbridge". And then there are the punctuation errors. Some commas appear where they aren't needed, but in one particularly egregious example, the lack of a critical comma changes the meaning of the sentence entirely. Here, from page 254, discussing murderer Karla Faye Tucker: "Tucker eventually found God and married a prison minister being executed in 1998." (Funny, it never never says why the prison minister was being executed. I knew Texas was a tough state on capital punishment, but... wow! They even execute their prison clergy?) So this author could certainly have used an editor, or a copy of the punctuation guide "Eats, Shoots, & Leaves", though that wasn't published until a few years after this. It did hold my interest enough to finish it, which is why I'm giving it two stars instead of one, though I found several things about this book irritating; most notably the omission of details in many cases like the sentencing and fates of the criminals. Overall, I'm glad I got this from the public library instead of buying it.
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afraydknot
1.0 out of 5 stars More inaccuracies
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2002
Richard Trenton Chase is misspelled as Richard Tenton Chase. Diane Downs is misspelled as Diane Downes. In a particularly sloppy and disquieting factual error, Scott says that it is Downs' oldest daughter, Christie, who died after she and two siblings were shot by their mother; in actuality it was Downs' youngest daughter, Cheryl, who died. One wonders what the survivors of this tragedy would think of this error; hopefully, they never wasted their time with this book. And you shouldn't, either.
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jednick
2.0 out of 5 stars More Inaccuracies
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2000
In addition to what has already been reported, there are other problems. "Edward" Kemper, the serial killer, is actually Edmund Emil Kemper III. This was the first time that I've read that the woman who committed suicide after being raped by KKK leader Stephenson was a KKK employee; all other books indicate that she was a state employee. Similarly, the lane on which the Hall-Mills murders took place has always been referred to as DeRussey's Lane; I've never seen it called "Phillips Lane". If the author's statement- that the editors added this material without her knowledge- is true, then she needs new editors. In the meantime, this book should be read with caution by anyone not already familiar with the cases.
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