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Full of Bad Conclusions, But Readable Overall

The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer by Brian Masters

January 24, 2022 by GentleRain 2 Comments

I have very mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, it’s a good overview of the case and conveys some of its complexity. It lays out Dahmer’s childhood and mental state well, and the narrative is clear without feeling overly voyeuristic. On the other hand, I disagreed with a lot of the author’s opinions and felt that his reliance on a Freudian model was a huge failing in the book. His main conclusion is that the hernia operation Dahmer had when he was […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Brian masters, horrible crimes, serial killer, true crime

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Brian masters, horrible crimes, serial killer, true crime ·
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‘Are we talking about one body or two?’ Nilson replied, ‘Fifteen or sixteen, since 1978.’

June 19, 2018 by TheShitWizard 4 Comments

In February 1983, the residents of 23 Cranley Gardens in Muswell Hill started having problems with their drains. Calling out a plumber, the blockage would turn out to be much, much worse than the usual toilet blockages, as well as accounting for the terrible smell that had been permeating the house for some time. The resident in the attic flat had been flushing human flesh. Quickly arrested, Dennis Nilsen was extremely forthcoming with the police. As well as immediately copping to having bodies hid in […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Brian masters, non fiction, serial killers, true crime

TheShitWizard's CBR10 Review No:41 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Brian masters, non fiction, serial killers, true crime ·
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