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Revenge Killings - Chris Dorner (True Crime Cases) Paperback – January 28, 2016

by RJ Parker (Author)

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WARNING: SOME PHOTOS ARE GRAPHIC Chris Dorner was a cop with the LAPD who was fired after reporting that his training officer beat up a handcuffed, non-resisting suspect. He appealed and lost. In his manifesto that he posted on Facebook, he vowed to kill those associated with him being fired as well as their families. His first alleged victims were the daughter of the LAPD lawyer who represented him and her fiance. This recent case from 2013 includes several pictures, some of which are quite graphic, including the all-out manhunt for Dorner and his controversial death. Did the LAPD blow the whole scenario way out of proportion? Keeping in mind the fact that the LAPD is one of the most militarized police forces in America, one man's attempts to clear his name should not have sent the whole LAPD into the frenzy that it went into after Dorner's manifesto and statement came to light. Los Angeles has its share of some of the world's most ruthless and well-armed crime rings. These include, The Crips, Bloods, Mexican Mafia, Yakuza, Armenian Mob,Aryan Brotherhood, Skinheads, and Russian mobs as well as the local drug cartels. These gangs are not only real, they are openly hostile towards the LAPD and have killed numerous police officers on numerous occasions. Some of these gangs have even murdered entire families with the LAPD unable to catch them. Yet when an ex-cop, wanting to clear his name, tried to speak out against the LAPD, the police goes all out, 'balls to the wall', and embarked on one of the most organized and widespread manhunts in recent history. Additionally, newer reports regarding Monica Quan have arisen that render an even greater air of speculation to the whole ordeal. Monica Quan and her fiancé, both with law enforcement backgrounds, were found in a car that was parked in a parking garage in a million-dollar predominantly white neighborhood. The parking garage was being guarded by a police officer who did not see Dorner, a large black man, break in. The garages are monitored 24/7 and yet there is no footage of Dorner either breaking in, killing anyone, being there or leaving. Nothing. But that's what the LAPD wants people to believe. "The mother and daughter were out delivering newspapers and were shot at... 108 times. They didn't even resemble Dorner, only their vehicle. The LAPD rules of engagement was kill... Overkill. They didn't want Chris talking. There's no evidence he killed Quan and her fiance. This in my opinion was racial discrimination and microaggressions."

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Did the LAPD blow the whole scenario way out of proportion. Keeping in mind the fact that the LAPD is one of the most militarized police forces in America, one man's attempts to clear his name should not have sent the whole LAPD into the frenzy that it went into after Dorner's manifesto and statement came to light.
Los Angeles has its share of some of the world's most ruthless and well-armed crime rings. These include, The Crips, Bloods, Mexican Mafia, Yakuza, Armenian Mob,Aryan Brotherhood, Skinheads, and Russian mobs as well as the local drug cartels. These gangs are not only real, they are openly hostile towards the LAPD and have killed numerous police officers on numerous occasions.
Some of these gangs have even murdered entire families with the LAPD unable to catch them. Yet when an ex-cop, wanting to clear his name, tried to speak out against the LAPD, the police goes all out, 'balls to the wall', and embarked on one of the most organized and widespread manhunts in recent history. Additionally, newer reports regarding Monica Quan have arisen that render an even greater air of speculation to the whole ordeal. Monica Quan and her fiancé, both with law enforcement backgrounds, were found in a car that was parked in a parking garage in a million-dollar predominantly white neighborhood. The parking garage was being guarded by a police officer who did not see Dorner, a large black man, break in. The garages are monitored 24/7 and yet there is no footage of Dorner either breaking in, killing anyone, being there or leaving. Nothing. But that's what the LAPD wants people to believe.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; First Edition (January 28, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 101 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1522879315
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1522879312
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.84 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.21 x 8 inches

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- #11,064 in Discrimination & Racism

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Peter Vronsky is an author, filmmaker and investigative historian. He is the author of three definitive bestselling books on the history and psychopathology of serial homicide and its investigation: Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters (2004), Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters (2007) and Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present (2018).
His new book, American Serial Killers: The Epidemic Years 1950-2000 is scheduled to be released on February 9, 2021. It focuses on the rise of serial murder in the United States and the critical "serial killer epidemic" era of 1970-2000 when 83 percent of known American serial killers made their appearance.
Peter Vronsky began writing about serial killers after he briefly randomly encountered two different serial killers before they were apprehended, one in New York City in December 1979 and the other in Moscow in October 1990 without knowing at the time they were serial killers.
Vronsky is also a historian of espionage, insurgency-terrorism and military history. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in the fields of espionage in international relations and criminal justice history. His book Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle that Made Canada (Penguin Books: 2011) is the definitive account of the hidden history of Canada's first modern battle fought against Irish-American Fenian insurgents invading from the United States in 1866.
He currently lectures in history of the Third Reich, the American Civil War, history of terrorism, espionage and international relations at Ryerson University in Toronto.
Prior to earning Ph.D. in history, Peter Vronsky worked for 25-years shooting and producing investigative documentaries and network television news specials, music videos and documentaries. He has worked extensively in Europe, the former Soviet Union, South Africa and in Canada and USA. He is the creator of a body of formal video art works exhibited internationally and a cited historian of the phenomenon of serial murder, of Lee Harvey Oswald's journey to the USSR in 1959-1962, the Siege of Montsegur during the Albigensian Crusade in 1244, the disappearance of Ambrose Small in Toronto in 1919, the early history of the Toronto Police and is an authority on the Battle of Ridgeway in 1866.
Peter Vronsky is co-editor with RJ Parker of the Crimes Canada book series of historical Canadian true crime cases. www.crimescanada.com
Peter Vronsky lives in Toronto and Venice, Italy. His websites include www.petervronsky.org, www.serialkillerchronicles.com, www.investigativehistory.com, www.ridgewaybattle.ca and www.fenians.org
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Another great one

Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2016

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RJ Parker has done it again. This book is about serial killer Chris Dorner who decided to go on a rampage in California and kill innocent people. Reading this book and watching this particular episode on television was pretty awesome. The flow of the detailed information from start to finish in this book will have you saying "Wow, this guy is nuts." You will not be disappointed at all and also I would recommend this book for anyone to read.

As you read you will see so much hate, racism and so much pain. Be prepared for a roller coaster ride because I loved it!!!

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Happyflowerlady

Interesting book, but could have explained a lot more , this was mostly just an overview of the news reports about this case.

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2017

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This was an interesting book; but it did not meet my expectations about this book. There were a lot of questions about what really happened here, and also whether Christopher Dorner actually killed anyone or whether he was set up for some unknown reason. I followed this on the scanner when it was happening, and it was very obvious that the law enforcement intended to kill Dorner and not allow him to surrender, and just that alone makes me wonder about the whole incident. I was hoping for more than just a rehash of what was shown in the hews and on television.

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Jeff L.

Full of crap!

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2018

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The book feeds the reader a bunch of crap towards the end. How racism & Dorners inability to cope with his damaged ego led to the killing of innocent people & officers. Chris Dorner was a slob & a horrible police officer, just ask the people who worked around him.

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My Personal Review of the book - REVENGE KILLINGS / Chris Dorer

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2016

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I've recently finished reading this book, and I found the story to be sad in how he perceived/mis-understood the actions of the LAPD as being directed at him personally, thus initiating his hatred of people, mainly towards fellow law enforcement personnel. Chris Dorner had gone through such devastating traumas and had experienced racial pre justice from his peers at the LAPD, and through the Navy's discriminations. They were actions that could make > A Sane Man may have experienced similar issues. The book was captivating from the first page. So, as far as a storyline, I would definitely say it was an A+ grading, top notch book and I'd recommend a person read it, BUT Pay close attention to the punctuation, and grammar content. For the author having a professional editing staff on board to assist, their editing quality sucks, BIG TIME. To Start, I will say = I am an AUTISTIC person, meaning I read extremely well, just a lot slower than a speed reader, or a professional editor, HOWEVER THAT BEING SAID = As good as the editing staff may well be, they read through manuscripts quickly, and almost on a daily basis, and I came across multiple errors within the first 50 pages (estimated) there were several areas where the author would be speaking about a singular event/situation, and the context had NO PUNCUATION MARKS / or poorly placed marks in many areas. Reading slower, and being OCD, I tend to catch a lot of TYPOS. I am a just a detailed reader, and I am a perfectionist. The editing staff really should take a few more seconds to read the content a little more clearly, it may provide a better understanding of what caused Chris to respond in the ways he did. It doesn't excuse away what he did, maybe why.

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Very disjointed presentation of facts with a broader emphasis on racism

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2019

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This book about Dorner raises some interesting questions about the LAPD and their heavy hand at pursuing cornering and ultimately killing Dorner. There seems to have been a coverup of both the excessive force Dorner accused his training officer of and the clear intention of the LAPD to make sure Dorner never was tried in a courtroom for his crimes. The facts the author presents make it clear the LAPD had appointed themselves judge and jury. They sentenced Dorner to death and they were going to execute him as soon as they caught up to him. I find that extremely disturbing, but its difficult to dispute, considering two separate incidents where police opened fire on autos that they just thought Dorner might be inside of.

The book answers a lot of questions, but it is, for the most part about racism.

Racism is examined in detail emphasizing the way it shapes the lives of people who are victims of it and those that perpetrate it.

I cannot say that i liked the book very much. The biggest flaw was the way the author skipped all over the place and seemingly forgot his audience. It was extremely disjointed and not at all enjoyable to read. It gave insight to who Dorner was and why he acted in the ways that he did. What it didnt do was present the information in a way that was logical or even readable.

This was more like notes from a research paper that hadn't been sorted or organized yet. Very dry reading

Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2016

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This is another excellent book by R. J. Parker about Chris Dorner, Chris was a former LAPD officer who was fired for trying to do the right thing. Things go rapidly downhill from there with a very sad outcome. The book has been well researched and is very well written. I remember when this case happened and I learned a lot of details that I was previously unaware of. I highly recommend this book.

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Wow.

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2016

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I was familiar with the Chris Dorner case, but only after the LAPD was looking for him. I had no idea of the things that had happened before the manhunt. This book tells you what led up to the ultimate downfall of Chris Dorner. I am now on apprehensive on what happened. I don't want to give away any details, but this book is a must read! It will leave you scouring the internet for any piece of information you can find on this case, and all the players involved. Definitely buy this book!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2016

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I really enjoyed this book and found it quite insightful due to the fact that Chris Dorner was a victim himself of the LAPD. It's a shame that he was railroaded to the point of murder. If you have not been living in a cave then you know the history of the LAPD. I truly wish Dorner had sought psychological help before he went on a rampage killing innocent people. Lastly, it makes me quite angry that the authorities decided to kill him by burning down the house.

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liz maguire

Good book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 24, 2021

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Brilliant book, some are hard to read

Poolie

Good read

Reviewed in Canada on September 12, 2018

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Good read

mgt

Interesting read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 13, 2018

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As a U.K. resident, I didn't actually know about Chris Dorner and this book tells the story without going into too much detail(with exception of the rather graphic pictures) and rather than zero in on just the Dorner story it pulls in snippets of what happened when other perpetrators were coloured as opposed to non coloured and the police handling - i.e. The coloured perpetrators fared much worse (all dead rather than captured) and this book raises the question of prejudice in the police department. Food for thought.

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2021

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Very short matter of fact telling of a sacked LAPD officer after he made a complaint about his training officer. I'm sure I've never heard of this incident so really can't say what may be truth and what may not be. The only person who knows is the person who lived it.
I think it could have possibly been more in depth as I felt as if a lot may have been left out. Either because the information wasn't available or it just wasn't known at all. Good wee read though considering its subject.

Glasbella

Boring

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2019

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I found it rather boring and I couldn't wait to finish so I could read something else. Maybe it just wasn't for me I don't know

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