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House of Secrets
"Horrific, totally engrossing... A compelling look at insane brilliance." --Ann Rule A psychopathic mastermind whose reign of terror had no limits--even murder. . .
For years, Eddie Lee Sexton ruled his family with perverse domination. He enforced every cruelty imaginable, from vicious beatings to raping his daughters and fathering their children. Yet the sadistic father nearly escaped death row on a legal technicality.
Lowell Cauffiel's unsparing non-fiction thriller reveals a house of horrors Eddie Lee Sexton thought no one would ever see. Now updated, it shows how Sexton's sick genius ultimately dodged justice, and investigates the tragic aftermath of his victimized family.
"An odyssey into American pathology. Deeply disturbing." --Detroit Free Press
"A balanced and grimly engaging true-crime account." --Publishers Weekly
"Cauffiel knows how to dramatize true crime." --Elmore Leonard
Warning! Contains 16 pages of graphic photos.
For years, Eddie Lee Sexton ruled his family with perverse domination. He enforced every cruelty imaginable, from vicious beatings to raping his daughters and fathering their children. Yet the sadistic father nearly escaped death row on a legal technicality.
Lowell Cauffiel's unsparing non-fiction thriller reveals a house of horrors Eddie Lee Sexton thought no one would ever see. Now updated, it shows how Sexton's sick genius ultimately dodged justice, and investigates the tragic aftermath of his victimized family.
"An odyssey into American pathology. Deeply disturbing." --Detroit Free Press
"A balanced and grimly engaging true-crime account." --Publishers Weekly
"Cauffiel knows how to dramatize true crime." --Elmore Leonard
Warning! Contains 16 pages of graphic photos.
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First published January 1, 1997
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April 7, 2017
Perhaps one of the most painful true crime books I have ever read. Not due to the writing; which is exemplary, but due to the subject, which is horrific.
This is the saga of the Sexton clan, a hellish mix of religion, domination, murder, and multi-generational child abuse. Author Cauffiel takes a complex case which unfolds over a period of decades, with a complicated cast of family members with multiple nicknames, and makes it readable and clear.
In someways this case made me think of "The Family" and "Helter Skelter" since both cases are so complex, but there are other similarities in the heinous misuse of Biblical source material to confirm the patriarch as the undisputed and unquestioned spider at the center of an unholy web of twisted doctrine. There are other similarities, such as the mix of the "I am Jesus/I am the Devil" paradigm that Manson used to make him self the arbiter and wielder of good and evil within his own 'family'.
I am reminded of the Bible verse my grandma used to quote about such people, "They shall mix the lies with the truth, in order to deceive."
This book doesn't shy away from exploring difficult observations in the closing chapters. Just as the Manson family raised the uneasy question, "Could any American child be turned into a killer?", this book asks, among other issues, "Is a child who is isolated and dominated within a family who inculcates them into the belief that incest is biblically accepted be truly considered an abuser & prosecuted when that child commits incest with siblings?"
Take a deep breath before you plunge into this one. It will shake you, and leave you wondering, "Was justice done to these kids?"
This is the saga of the Sexton clan, a hellish mix of religion, domination, murder, and multi-generational child abuse. Author Cauffiel takes a complex case which unfolds over a period of decades, with a complicated cast of family members with multiple nicknames, and makes it readable and clear.
In someways this case made me think of "The Family" and "Helter Skelter" since both cases are so complex, but there are other similarities in the heinous misuse of Biblical source material to confirm the patriarch as the undisputed and unquestioned spider at the center of an unholy web of twisted doctrine. There are other similarities, such as the mix of the "I am Jesus/I am the Devil" paradigm that Manson used to make him self the arbiter and wielder of good and evil within his own 'family'.
I am reminded of the Bible verse my grandma used to quote about such people, "They shall mix the lies with the truth, in order to deceive."
This book doesn't shy away from exploring difficult observations in the closing chapters. Just as the Manson family raised the uneasy question, "Could any American child be turned into a killer?", this book asks, among other issues, "Is a child who is isolated and dominated within a family who inculcates them into the belief that incest is biblically accepted be truly considered an abuser & prosecuted when that child commits incest with siblings?"
Take a deep breath before you plunge into this one. It will shake you, and leave you wondering, "Was justice done to these kids?"
November 1, 2023
Heartbreaking!
Story 5/5
Narration 4/5
House of Secrets by Lowell Cauffiel is the true story of one of America's most dysfunctional families.
What happened in the Sexton family because of Eddie Lee and his wife is pure evil.
They abused and traumatized their children, son-in-law and grandchildren in ignominious ways. Eddie Lee Sexton did the unthinkable to his daughters and sons. He used all sorts of cruelties to control them.
What happened to the Sexton children brake my heart. Unfortunately, some of them brainwashed by their patriarch, have also become monsters.
I highly recommend this book, if you want to learn more about true horror and don't have any triggers.
Story 5/5
Narration 4/5
House of Secrets by Lowell Cauffiel is the true story of one of America's most dysfunctional families.
What happened in the Sexton family because of Eddie Lee and his wife is pure evil.
They abused and traumatized their children, son-in-law and grandchildren in ignominious ways. Eddie Lee Sexton did the unthinkable to his daughters and sons. He used all sorts of cruelties to control them.
What happened to the Sexton children brake my heart. Unfortunately, some of them brainwashed by their patriarch, have also become monsters.
I highly recommend this book, if you want to learn more about true horror and don't have any triggers.
December 14, 2008
Obviously I was wanting to read this book since it is my job. This book has a very interesting topic but I felt it needed an editor to truly make it great. It deals with child abuse, domestic violence and murder. However, it was very stilted, choppy and in places didn't make sense. The author presents the story one way for a couple chapters then in the next couple chapters states that it may or may not be true then for a couple chapters goes back to the original telling. It was just weird. I realize when dealing with child abuse it's hard to tell the story due to confidential guidelines, but what the author found out was fascinating until the criminal trial. Then he changed the story. Of course, in a criminal trial when the children testify it becomes public record. So instead of telling it that way, the author chose to change it to whatever he believed it to be. I thought this book would have been a good starting point if the editor would have chose to guide and direct the author then it possibly could have been great. Overall it was an intestesting study into family dynamics and how a father can control his wife and children and get them to do whatever he would like. I would recommend this book as a basic book to people interested in this topic but not to the average reader.
February 22, 2019
I quit reading True Crime books a number of years ago... sometime after reading Steve Hodel's Black Dahlia entry in the never-ending parade of books with alternative theories of who/what/why/where pertaining to the slaughter of Elizabeth Short.
I'd picked this one out of a half-dozen true-crimers I purchased for re-sale back in October 2018.
Almost wish I hadn't now.
It's an almost unbelievable account of a large family spawned by Ed and May Long ...every last one of the ten children a victim of incest. Everyday the children were whipped. Locked in closets. Raped by their monstrous father and obliging mother.
The depravity in this one is suffocating.
The writing is not bad... it's the horrors to be encountered in reading this that makes it such a disturbing read.
Stay away from this if you have a low tolerance for this sort of true-crime reading.
For what it's worth, The Kensington Books (1997) edition of this true crime book is 330 pages long.
This appears to be the first edition. There is an unpaginated section of black & white photographs that may account for the discrepancy.
I'd picked this one out of a half-dozen true-crimers I purchased for re-sale back in October 2018.
Almost wish I hadn't now.
It's an almost unbelievable account of a large family spawned by Ed and May Long ...every last one of the ten children a victim of incest. Everyday the children were whipped. Locked in closets. Raped by their monstrous father and obliging mother.
The depravity in this one is suffocating.
The writing is not bad... it's the horrors to be encountered in reading this that makes it such a disturbing read.
Stay away from this if you have a low tolerance for this sort of true-crime reading.
For what it's worth, The Kensington Books (1997) edition of this true crime book is 330 pages long.
This appears to be the first edition. There is an unpaginated section of black & white photographs that may account for the discrepancy.
January 11, 2022
I can't get the images out of my mind.
tw // incest, neglect, physiological abuse, rape, murder, infanticide, torture, animal abuse, graphic images, etc.
tw // incest, neglect, physiological abuse, rape, murder, infanticide, torture, animal abuse, graphic images, etc.
June 9, 2012
The story of a disturbed man and the family he destroyed. The writing style is choppy at the beginning but gets somewhat easier to read about 1/2 way through. The subject matter never gets easier. I grew up in Massillon and went to school with some of the Sexton kids. Because of that I had issues with some of the descriptions of the town (and constant misspelling of the name). Reminded me of why I am not a fan of true crime novels.
April 10, 2010
Absolutely disgusting!!! My sister lives close to this house, and you would never know now by looking at it what actually happened here. The house and pond are pretty, but the evil that lies behind them is terrifying. I can't believe some one lives there! I hope they don't actually swim in that pond.
I believe this isn't a popular story because at the time the Jeffery Dahmer case was in high publicity.
As for as the writing off the book, I thought it could have been better. It dragged on and on about the case. I got bored with it at times. The last chapter gave incite about incest and how popular it actually is. Sad, but true. I wonder what these kids are like today.
I believe this isn't a popular story because at the time the Jeffery Dahmer case was in high publicity.
As for as the writing off the book, I thought it could have been better. It dragged on and on about the case. I got bored with it at times. The last chapter gave incite about incest and how popular it actually is. Sad, but true. I wonder what these kids are like today.
July 1, 2011
If you like true crime and you can separate yourself from the fact that there are very sick, disturbed and disfunctional people in this world that do horrible things, then you will like this book. Yes, it does have some very disturbing things like incest, beatings, rape and murder but it was very well written and the author did a very good job! Please don't read this if you are unable to handle the few things I have listed because I did find myself saying out loud "Oh My God" and he is one sick ________ ________ you fill in the blanks, amongst many other things. Squinting my eyes and shaking my head as well. There are also a few photos with some being very disturbing.
August 27, 2016
Decided to re read this and if I am honest I would definitely not have given this 4 stars now. After so many years reading true crime I guess I have become a bit spoiled (although nowadays it is so hard to find a good true crime book cause I have read all the good oldies,but anyway back to this book.
Now I must be fair and also tell that over the last 2 years I have gone a bit of books about abused children and incest. I find them very hard to read so this was not a great choice of mine.
Very annoying to read how this family man (not) managed to get away with so much and how the buae continued.
I also thought this book was jumping time a lot meaning then you were reading about the now and then about 7 months before, and the next you were back to 5 years before if not more. That did not read very pleasant because it was already quite confusing with so many people involved and so many nicknames.
Might have given it just 2 stars now but I will go in the middle and change it to 3 stars.
First time read according to note was on Feb 2005
Now I must be fair and also tell that over the last 2 years I have gone a bit of books about abused children and incest. I find them very hard to read so this was not a great choice of mine.
Very annoying to read how this family man (not) managed to get away with so much and how the buae continued.
I also thought this book was jumping time a lot meaning then you were reading about the now and then about 7 months before, and the next you were back to 5 years before if not more. That did not read very pleasant because it was already quite confusing with so many people involved and so many nicknames.
Might have given it just 2 stars now but I will go in the middle and change it to 3 stars.
First time read according to note was on Feb 2005
May 18, 2010
The subject matter of this book is 1 star, but the book itself had me hooked. I couldn't put it down. Years later, as I add this to my goodreads, I couldn't remember the Title or Author of this book, but this haunting and horrific true story has stayed in my head. Thank goodness for Google (it helped me locate the title)! True Crime fans MUST read this book. If you don't like the True Crime genre stay far, far, far away! It left me awake at night after I read it. I was young and had no idea that true evil walked the earth in the form of a monster named Eddie Lee Sexton.
January 19, 2019
This was definitely a hard book to read. I've heard mention of the Sexton family a lot over the years, as this all happened close to where I live, but I never really knew the details. It is a horrifying story of abuse, incest, murder, and paranoia. I just felt so awful for the poor kids of this family and everything they were subjected to. As for the book itself, it felt a little disjointed and a lot of the details, especially earlier on, didn't seem necessary. I don't actually read a lot of true crime, so I'm not sure if the way a lot of this just seemed like conjecture is normal of the genre.
February 20, 2021
Very good book. It’s disturbing to know that these things happen right under our noses. The only issue I had was the amount of characters to keep up with. The author uses both names and nicknames of all the children, making it hard to remember who is who.
February 5, 2024
To say I liked this book is not correct wording; knowing that everything in there actually happened had me horrified but, like a car accident, unable to look away. It was well written and read like a true crime Netflix documentary. My bar for humanity was already on the floor, but Eddie Sexton just dug right under it.
April 9, 2011
Article first published as Book Review: House of Secrets by Lowell Cauffiel on Blogcritics.
House of Secrets is the story of the very dysfunctional Sexton family. Eddie Lee, his wife and children. Dysfunctional is not strong enough a word. Incest, abuse, torture, satanic rituals and, yes, all this led to murder. You have to read it to believe it.
Lately, I have become addicted to true crime and have read many — all of them disturbing but in different ways. House of Secrets made me sick. Not like other true crime books did with killings and blood — this book had those, too — what made me sick was that this was a family. Parents who are supposed to love and protect their children did just the opposite. They abused them, brainwashed them, had sexual relations with them, boys and girls. I could go on and on. Grandchildren who are really not grandchildren but the father's children.
I was shaking my head just about the entire time that I read this. Where were the social workers? Child protection? Teachers reported things, but for whatever reasons these people fell through the cracks and were never caught — until one daughter had enough and told it all, breaking the ice for her sisters and brothers to choose to reveal how they were forced to live. The authorities finally caught up with them but not before they murdered at least two people.
The writing was excellent. Author Lowell Cauffiel did a very good job transporting the reader into the sick world of the Sexton family. My heart goes out to these innocent children whose lives were ruined by their parents.
If you like true crime, this is a book for you.
Read more: http://blogcritics.org/books/article/...
House of Secrets is the story of the very dysfunctional Sexton family. Eddie Lee, his wife and children. Dysfunctional is not strong enough a word. Incest, abuse, torture, satanic rituals and, yes, all this led to murder. You have to read it to believe it.
Lately, I have become addicted to true crime and have read many — all of them disturbing but in different ways. House of Secrets made me sick. Not like other true crime books did with killings and blood — this book had those, too — what made me sick was that this was a family. Parents who are supposed to love and protect their children did just the opposite. They abused them, brainwashed them, had sexual relations with them, boys and girls. I could go on and on. Grandchildren who are really not grandchildren but the father's children.
I was shaking my head just about the entire time that I read this. Where were the social workers? Child protection? Teachers reported things, but for whatever reasons these people fell through the cracks and were never caught — until one daughter had enough and told it all, breaking the ice for her sisters and brothers to choose to reveal how they were forced to live. The authorities finally caught up with them but not before they murdered at least two people.
The writing was excellent. Author Lowell Cauffiel did a very good job transporting the reader into the sick world of the Sexton family. My heart goes out to these innocent children whose lives were ruined by their parents.
If you like true crime, this is a book for you.
Read more: http://blogcritics.org/books/article/...
August 14, 2011
House of Secrets is probably the most twisted true crime book I've ever read. It's just such a sad case. It's even sadder when you realize that the social workers, police officers, and lawyers had tons of chances to do right by these children and by Joel Sexton, yet ultimately intervened a little too late. Had they acted right when the first got an initial complaint, I have no doubt in my mind that more lives would have been saved. It's sick what Eddie Sexton did, but it's even more sick that he escaped detection for so long.
House of Secrets was meticulously researched. This book held my interest from the first page right up until the last page. I couldn't have stopped even if I wanted to. However, I do have to say that House of Secrets does have some clunky writing. Lowell Cauffiel doesn't tell the story in one straight narrative, but rather shifts around through the timeline. Not only that, but he refers to the people in this story (particularly the Sexton children) to their actual names, nicknames, and, when appropriate, their married names. It's very confusing. It took me a while to figure out who exactly he was referring to. I thought he should've picked one name to call each person and stuck with throughout the whole book. But other than that, House of Secrets was a good read that is definitely not for the faint of heart.
House of Secrets was meticulously researched. This book held my interest from the first page right up until the last page. I couldn't have stopped even if I wanted to. However, I do have to say that House of Secrets does have some clunky writing. Lowell Cauffiel doesn't tell the story in one straight narrative, but rather shifts around through the timeline. Not only that, but he refers to the people in this story (particularly the Sexton children) to their actual names, nicknames, and, when appropriate, their married names. It's very confusing. It took me a while to figure out who exactly he was referring to. I thought he should've picked one name to call each person and stuck with throughout the whole book. But other than that, House of Secrets was a good read that is definitely not for the faint of heart.
November 14, 2009
I bought this book naive enough to believe that while in labor I would be able to read a book. Needless to say that didn't happen. It sat on my shelf forever and I finally picked it up to read. As far as the book itself, the half that I did get through was okay. However, very graphic and repulsive pictures of dead babies. I was having nightmares so I decided to just throw it away.
June 16, 2018
This was a really tough read. I picked this book up because this is a local crime, but it was a struggle to finish. The book is well written, but I can't bring myself to think about the horrors that happened inside that house, which is only a few miles from where I live. Read with caution, and be aware of your own limits.
January 21, 2016
Appalling true-crime story about a family riddled with incest and murder. It was hard to tell the victims from the victimizers in this one -- there was just so much wrongness pointing in so many directions, one doesn't know where to start.
November 26, 2018
3.5 stars
Disturbing book about incest, physical abuse, and murder. Eddie Lee Sexton repeatedly raped his daughters, sons, and granddaughters, "married" his daughters in secret ceremonies, killed and abused family pets, and fathered several of his own grandchildren. Perhaps more disturbing, his wife took part in the abuse and sexual torture as well, assisting in the rape of her own daughters and sexually abusing both her sons and daughters.
It went on for years before some of Sexton's children murdered an "outsider" and an infant, apparently following their fathers' orders.
While Cauffiel tells the story well, and though disturbing, it's difficult to put down, it becomes bogged down in details and an endless epilogue towards the end of the book. His attempt to explain why incest is still so prevalent falls flat, leaving us with few--if any--answers.
I feel for the victim Joel Good and his family, and wish there were some way he could have been rescued, or that the Sexton family could have just let him go.
Disturbing book about incest, physical abuse, and murder. Eddie Lee Sexton repeatedly raped his daughters, sons, and granddaughters, "married" his daughters in secret ceremonies, killed and abused family pets, and fathered several of his own grandchildren. Perhaps more disturbing, his wife took part in the abuse and sexual torture as well, assisting in the rape of her own daughters and sexually abusing both her sons and daughters.
It went on for years before some of Sexton's children murdered an "outsider" and an infant, apparently following their fathers' orders.
While Cauffiel tells the story well, and though disturbing, it's difficult to put down, it becomes bogged down in details and an endless epilogue towards the end of the book. His attempt to explain why incest is still so prevalent falls flat, leaving us with few--if any--answers.
I feel for the victim Joel Good and his family, and wish there were some way he could have been rescued, or that the Sexton family could have just let him go.
August 20, 2025
I read this book after hearing it mentioned in a Sun Kil Moon song. Very well written but it was a hard read and there were times where I had to take a break from reading it for a few days because of the heavy subject matter. I also liked the few included pages that had pictures of the family and the places they lived in though there were a few gory photos that caught me really off guard. Still a good read but definitely not for everyone.
April 18, 2023
The writing was truly horrible. It was inconsistent at best and would flip flop between reading like a news article and a true crime fiction.
Also, the subject matter was extremely hard to stomach just as was the nature of what happened. Read with caution.
Also, the subject matter was extremely hard to stomach just as was the nature of what happened. Read with caution.
June 2, 2025
This story was an absolute train wreck! The family was beyond dysfunctional. The kids suffered immensely. In turn, some of them made others suffer. The parents are monsters. If you are sensitive to certain topics, do your research before reading this.
March 15, 2020
Dark.
February 11, 2015
This book was very poorly written. There was no consistency with names. Half the time they would refer to the children as their nicknames, and the other half with their real names. If they had stuck with one or the other, it probably would have been easier to follow, but I was constantly having to go back and fourth between pages trying to remember which nickname was associated with each child. Joel Good was often called "Joey" and I wasn't sure if that was a typo or not but it was very irritating.
Another thing that was irritating was the placement of the pictures. They were RANDOMLY put in the middle of someone's testimony. The least they could have done was wait until a conversation was over, and then put the pictures in afterwards.
The author put far too much detail in all the crazy Sexton relatives. Some of the relatives he mentioned would come out and say "yeah, I wanna put Ed Sexton away, I'll talk" and then later, they would say "no, nevermind". I felt they only added these people in because they needed more pages to fill. I found myself having to skip paragraphs because nothing was happening with those plots.
The end of the book was also dreadful. I skipped most of it because it was droning on and on about another author/child sex abuse counselor talking about what might cause child sex abuse and satanic shit. I really didn't care for it.
Another thing that was irritating was the placement of the pictures. They were RANDOMLY put in the middle of someone's testimony. The least they could have done was wait until a conversation was over, and then put the pictures in afterwards.
The author put far too much detail in all the crazy Sexton relatives. Some of the relatives he mentioned would come out and say "yeah, I wanna put Ed Sexton away, I'll talk" and then later, they would say "no, nevermind". I felt they only added these people in because they needed more pages to fill. I found myself having to skip paragraphs because nothing was happening with those plots.
The end of the book was also dreadful. I skipped most of it because it was droning on and on about another author/child sex abuse counselor talking about what might cause child sex abuse and satanic shit. I really didn't care for it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 12, 2012
I gave this book 2 stars because I desired more than I was given. I was very excited to read about the secrets of "America's Most Dysfuntctional Family" and I was intrigued by members of the Sexton Family. However, I was left with more questions than answers. Because of the multiple recantments from the Sexton children, unreliable witnesses and family members with possible alterior motives I was never able to distinguish between truth and lies. Although, I do believe that the Sexton children were abused and tortured by the parents, it was hard to decipher which the "facts" because the children recanted so frequently. Also, I thought the librarian who encounted members of the Sexton family was credible until to entered court and began saying things that didn't quite make sense. I also didn't like how the author would have the chapters jump around so much. One chapter would describe an experience from a Sexton child and the next chapter would discuss a situation experienced from a witness that occurred months or years prior. The flow of the book was too choppy for my liking. However, if like reading about a seriously disturbed feel free to read this book; however, you may be disppointed with the unanswered questions you may be left with.
December 17, 2009
Murder, how can this word bring so many emotions. Perhaps it is because many people do not want to believe it is humanly possible to do this.
House of secrets brings you into what many call "America's most dysfunctional family." Cauffiel brings together the different things the police accumulated from this case and even from the victim's family and people who knew the Sextons. Written going back and forth from the trial to before the murders, it gives you a good amount of backround on how the family lived and the secrets that they all hid for so long from the outside world. Dysfuctional may be putting it lightly after you have read this story but it does send the message. This family was one in a million and the only way they were the way they were for so long was the fact the kept tro themselves. This book can leave you horrified yet at the same time enlightened to know the facts.
House of secrets brings you into what many call "America's most dysfunctional family." Cauffiel brings together the different things the police accumulated from this case and even from the victim's family and people who knew the Sextons. Written going back and forth from the trial to before the murders, it gives you a good amount of backround on how the family lived and the secrets that they all hid for so long from the outside world. Dysfuctional may be putting it lightly after you have read this story but it does send the message. This family was one in a million and the only way they were the way they were for so long was the fact the kept tro themselves. This book can leave you horrified yet at the same time enlightened to know the facts.
August 26, 2008
Its very hard for me to 'rate' this book. In some parts it made me literally sick to my stomach to imagine anyone doing these acts upon children let alone, their parents. Someone whose suppose to be protecting them. I thought the book was dragged out. I went through it really quick, towards the end and it took me a week to get through it because I felt it to be boring and just too much details that really didn't interest me. I was annoyed at the fact that they needed to start a new murder trail for eddie sexton. I will say I liked it, I've never read a book like this before and it'll probably be my last.
August 24, 2014
This was a confusing book for me. It wasn't particularly well written. At times the story jumped backward and forwards, leaving me scratching my head in bewilderment. There were also so many characters to keep track of, many with nicknames.
The e-book version that I read had many errors, which added to the confusion. There were paragraph breaks in the middle of sentences, no paragraph break where there should have been, missing punctuation at the end of sentences, words with missing letters and words that were a jumble of letters making no sense at all.
There's a wealth of information about this story on the internet, well written and much easier to understand.
Disappointing.
The e-book version that I read had many errors, which added to the confusion. There were paragraph breaks in the middle of sentences, no paragraph break where there should have been, missing punctuation at the end of sentences, words with missing letters and words that were a jumble of letters making no sense at all.
There's a wealth of information about this story on the internet, well written and much easier to understand.
Disappointing.
October 10, 2014
Lowell Cauffiel does an excellent job putting this chaotic mess together. There are retractions, lies within lies, minds shattered by ritual abuse and the most vile man at the center.
Eddie Lee Sexton deserved to be tortured to death instead of dying of natural causes in prison.
Children learn what they live. His 11 children assumed that having sex with their parents was normal, along with seances, cannibalism and torture. He also told them he was the Devil and God, he could see into there minds and he would know if they told anyone. The mother participated. These children were living in hell.
I feel so sorry for Joel Good and his innocent baby.
Eddie Lee Sexton deserved to be tortured to death instead of dying of natural causes in prison.
Children learn what they live. His 11 children assumed that having sex with their parents was normal, along with seances, cannibalism and torture. He also told them he was the Devil and God, he could see into there minds and he would know if they told anyone. The mother participated. These children were living in hell.
I feel so sorry for Joel Good and his innocent baby.
January 12, 2015
This is a really horrifying and fascinating story. It’s got that train wreck quality to it; you just can’t bring yourself to look away.
But the grammar/editing in the book is atrocious. I’m not sure if it’s so bad because it’s a kindle version, or if the publisher just didn’t bother with editing it, but this reads like a first draft. I can’t really fault the writer because he’s tells a good story teller, but no one bothered to proof the writing. Unfortunately, some the errors made the story more confusing that it needed to be. This was really a shame because it’s a killer story – no pun intended.
But the grammar/editing in the book is atrocious. I’m not sure if it’s so bad because it’s a kindle version, or if the publisher just didn’t bother with editing it, but this reads like a first draft. I can’t really fault the writer because he’s tells a good story teller, but no one bothered to proof the writing. Unfortunately, some the errors made the story more confusing that it needed to be. This was really a shame because it’s a killer story – no pun intended.
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