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The Demon Next Door
Best-selling author Bryan Burrough (Barbarians at the Gate, Public Enemies, Big Rich) recently made a shocking discovery: The small town of Temple, Texas, where he had grown up, had harbored a dark secret. One of his high school classmates, Danny Corwin, was a vicious serial killer who had raped and mutilated six women, murdering three of them. Yet the town had denied all early signs of the radical evil that was growing within Corwin. What had led the local media to ignore his early rapes? Why had the local Presbyterian Church tried to shield him from prison? Why had local law enforcement been unable to solve and prosecute his murders as they continued?
Burrough is widely admired as a master storyteller, and this chilling tale raises important questions of whether serial killers can be recognized before they kill or rehabilitated after they do. It is also a story of Texas politics and power that led the good citizens of the town of Temple to enable a demon who was their worst nightmare.
This title contains mature themes, including physical and sexual violence, that some listeners may find unsettling.
Burrough is widely admired as a master storyteller, and this chilling tale raises important questions of whether serial killers can be recognized before they kill or rehabilitated after they do. It is also a story of Texas politics and power that led the good citizens of the town of Temple to enable a demon who was their worst nightmare.
This title contains mature themes, including physical and sexual violence, that some listeners may find unsettling.
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First published February 28, 2019
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About the author
Bryan Burrough
16 books423 followersBryan Burrough joined Vanity Fair in August 1992 and has been a special correspondent for the magazine since January 1995. He has reported on a wide range of topics, including the events that led to the war in Iraq, the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, and the Anthony Pellicano case. His profile subjects have included Sumner Redstone, Larry Ellison, Mike Ovitz, and Ivan Boesky.
Prior to joining Vanity Fair, Burrough was an investigative reporter at The Wall Street Journal. In 1990, with Journal colleague John Heylar, he co-authored Barbarians at the Gate (HarperCollins), which was No. 1 on the New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for 39 weeks. Burrough's other books include Vendetta: American Express and the Smearing of Edmund Safra (HarperCollins, 1992), Dragonfly: NASA and the Crisis Aboard Mir (HarperCollins, 1998); and Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34 (Penguin Press, 2004).
Burrough is a three-time winner of the John Hancock Award for excellence in financial journalism. He lives in Summit, New Jersey with his wife Marla and their two sons.
Prior to joining Vanity Fair, Burrough was an investigative reporter at The Wall Street Journal. In 1990, with Journal colleague John Heylar, he co-authored Barbarians at the Gate (HarperCollins), which was No. 1 on the New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for 39 weeks. Burrough's other books include Vendetta: American Express and the Smearing of Edmund Safra (HarperCollins, 1992), Dragonfly: NASA and the Crisis Aboard Mir (HarperCollins, 1998); and Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34 (Penguin Press, 2004).
Burrough is a three-time winner of the John Hancock Award for excellence in financial journalism. He lives in Summit, New Jersey with his wife Marla and their two sons.
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March 6, 2019
The information is 4 star worthy.
However, the narrator, Steve White, who is very talented, was not the right fit for this subject matter.
By that I mean, too up beat. Steve read this in a tone I'd expect for a super posi self-help book and a tv neighbor who says "shucks" a lot.
However, the narrator, Steve White, who is very talented, was not the right fit for this subject matter.
By that I mean, too up beat. Steve read this in a tone I'd expect for a super posi self-help book and a tv neighbor who says "shucks" a lot.
November 28, 2020
“The Demon Next Door” is an audible original production by Bryan Burrough, narrated by Steve White. Burrough researched a serial killer who hailed from his hometown of Temple, Texas. This classmate, Danny Corwin raped and mutilated six women and murdered three of them. This occurred in the 1970’s, when DNA wasn’t a tool for law enforcement. His first victim was a fellow classmate, and it was at the time when slut shaming victims in rape cases were used. The victim’s father was dead set against her testifying. In addition, Corwin’s parents were pillars of the community and active in their church thereby becoming unwittingly complicit in his further crimes. It’s a creepy story. Burroughs raises questions as to whether serial killers can be stopped early on, before they kill more. And he questions reform: can they be reformed? I enjoyed the story and the narrator did a fantastic job.
June 18, 2019
What a bizarre listen this was! This is a true crime book about a serial killer who, like many serial killers are wont to do, got away with his crimes because his family, friends, and community failed to see the warning signs and connect the dots. It's a well-researched and interesting story, but there's not a lot new here: a somewhat unusual white man gets away with unusual behaviour (and heinous crimes) for decades because, well, he's a white man from a respectable church-connected family.
The absolute most peculiar thing about this audiobook is that the narrator apparently thought he was reading the script for an upbeat documentary on adorable animals or something. It's almost surreal to be listening to such a chipper voice telling you about a man slashing a woman's throat. When reading passages where women were pleading to be let go, it sounded more like they were cheerful, tip-reliant waitresses asking the killer if he enjoyed his steak and whether he'd like tea or coffee with his pie.
Beyond the odd tone chosen by the narrator, the book can be confusing at times because it's often difficult to tell whether a particular passage is in the author's words, or is quoted material. Lengthy sentences or paragraphs turn out to be quotes, but you don't realize that until you get to the end of the section and hear "said so-and-so." Without being able to see the punctuation, and because the narrator does not do voices for this, it leads to a lot of brain-scrambling to reprocess what you've just heard.
In the end though, this was not a horrible way to spend a couple of hours, especially if you can get past the narrator's style.
The absolute most peculiar thing about this audiobook is that the narrator apparently thought he was reading the script for an upbeat documentary on adorable animals or something. It's almost surreal to be listening to such a chipper voice telling you about a man slashing a woman's throat. When reading passages where women were pleading to be let go, it sounded more like they were cheerful, tip-reliant waitresses asking the killer if he enjoyed his steak and whether he'd like tea or coffee with his pie.
Beyond the odd tone chosen by the narrator, the book can be confusing at times because it's often difficult to tell whether a particular passage is in the author's words, or is quoted material. Lengthy sentences or paragraphs turn out to be quotes, but you don't realize that until you get to the end of the section and hear "said so-and-so." Without being able to see the punctuation, and because the narrator does not do voices for this, it leads to a lot of brain-scrambling to reprocess what you've just heard.
In the end though, this was not a horrible way to spend a couple of hours, especially if you can get past the narrator's style.
June 10, 2025
❥ My Thoughts ❥
Sometimes I like to read a good true crime story. However, I don’t think I have come across one that was better than the movie/show/series. If you have any really good true crime books that you recommend, please let me know!
I listened to this on Audible and it kept my interest, for the most part. It’s about a neighbor that talks about his next door neighbor that does horrendous things. It’s a short story, under 3 hours long. It is extremely unsettling. It deals with a serial killer guy that grew up in Temple, Texas. It also talks about politics, which I didn’t find interesting.
❥ Content Warnings ❥
Listening discretion advised. Content warnings are heavy in this one. They include rape, murder and violence.
❥ Would I recommend & Rating ❥
Would I recommend it? Eh… Probably not. There are better true crime stories out there that are more in depth, in my honest opinion. My rating is a 2.5, lowered down to 2 stars out of 5.
❥ The Audience I think would enjoy this book ❥
If you are a big true crime junkie and you have 3 hours to spare, jump right into this!
❥ Notes ❥
This came free with my Audible subscription!
Sometimes I like to read a good true crime story. However, I don’t think I have come across one that was better than the movie/show/series. If you have any really good true crime books that you recommend, please let me know!
I listened to this on Audible and it kept my interest, for the most part. It’s about a neighbor that talks about his next door neighbor that does horrendous things. It’s a short story, under 3 hours long. It is extremely unsettling. It deals with a serial killer guy that grew up in Temple, Texas. It also talks about politics, which I didn’t find interesting.
❥ Content Warnings ❥
Listening discretion advised. Content warnings are heavy in this one. They include rape, murder and violence.
❥ Would I recommend & Rating ❥
Would I recommend it? Eh… Probably not. There are better true crime stories out there that are more in depth, in my honest opinion. My rating is a 2.5, lowered down to 2 stars out of 5.
❥ The Audience I think would enjoy this book ❥
If you are a big true crime junkie and you have 3 hours to spare, jump right into this!
❥ Notes ❥
This came free with my Audible subscription!
March 8, 2019
Audible Original Selection for March. Narrated by Steve White 2h 45 minutes 14 secs
Although it appears to have shocked the author that this town basically took the side of the killer and did what they could to protect him, it doesn't surprise me. Who ever wants to believe that the all-American boy with the nice family is pure evil?
As much as I like listening to true crime, this one failed to captivate me as much as others I have listened to, such as Helter Skelter and I'll Be Gone in the Dark.
Although it appears to have shocked the author that this town basically took the side of the killer and did what they could to protect him, it doesn't surprise me. Who ever wants to believe that the all-American boy with the nice family is pure evil?
As much as I like listening to true crime, this one failed to captivate me as much as others I have listened to, such as Helter Skelter and I'll Be Gone in the Dark.
March 1, 2019
As despicable as his crimes were, you'll be more disgusted by how his church, the town mayor and other prominent town members threatened to smear his first victim, allowing him to get off easy and rape and murder several more women.
December 31, 2024
Story 4 stars**
Audio 3.75**stars**
Narrator Steve White
Audio 3.75**stars**
Narrator Steve White
March 10, 2019
I listened to this book. Had I read it rather than listened to it, I might’ve given it a higher score, but the reader was AWFUL! He was too upbeat and enthusiastic for a somber tale about a serial killer. My favorite example of this involves when Danny Corwin, the serial killer, abducts his classmate Brenda and drives her to the middle of nowhere. Placing a knife against Brenda’s throat, he tells her to undress, and Brenda’s reaction is to say, “Danny, what are you doing?” Now, I imagine you probably read that line with fear and hesitation in her tone, right? Well, not the reader of the audio! He has Brenda exclaiming the words in the same tone that one might exclaim them if her fiancé just donned a tux, got down on one knee, and popped the question she’d been waiting to hear for years. Seriously. Brenda sounded positively eager to have her throat slit in the audio!
Anyway, the information about Corwin was interesting. I’d never heard of him before and he was a sick fellow, but his grisly crimes didn’t seem all that grisly thanks to the narrator of this audio.
Anyway, the information about Corwin was interesting. I’d never heard of him before and he was a sick fellow, but his grisly crimes didn’t seem all that grisly thanks to the narrator of this audio.
March 1, 2019
listened to this on Audible: Enjoyed listening to one mans investigation into a forgotten serial killer in a small area of Texas. Listening to these kind of stories always reminds you that you never know the person next to you as much as you think you do.
March 4, 2019
A sad yet interesting story. It's sad that how they treated rape in the 70s is STILL how they treat rape today.
P.S. free Audible Original for the month
P.S. free Audible Original for the month
July 8, 2021
Audiobook: Narrator - Steve White
Very nice voice. Easy to listen to, to understand and to connect with. As this is not a work of fiction but information being shared, this didn’t require any type of performance but I did think that this narrator was telling me his story rather than the writer.
I had picked this audio up a long time ago and then it sat in my library discarded. Today I was trying to find something quick and that would not require me to have to keep up with characters and storyline details. I love true crime docuseries and shows and didn’t realize that this audio was actually the true story of a serial killer. What shocked me was that he was from my area when he first started and then he continued his killing in the same area and time my husband and I had moved to years later.
This was such an eye opener to me as I do not recall ever hearing anything about this man or any of his crimes. This book kept me glued the entire time and I listened to it straight through. It was clear and concise in laying out the details and how this all unfolded along the way. This would convert over into a great documentary on film if there were pictures and videos to support such an endeavor.
Very nice voice. Easy to listen to, to understand and to connect with. As this is not a work of fiction but information being shared, this didn’t require any type of performance but I did think that this narrator was telling me his story rather than the writer.
I had picked this audio up a long time ago and then it sat in my library discarded. Today I was trying to find something quick and that would not require me to have to keep up with characters and storyline details. I love true crime docuseries and shows and didn’t realize that this audio was actually the true story of a serial killer. What shocked me was that he was from my area when he first started and then he continued his killing in the same area and time my husband and I had moved to years later.
This was such an eye opener to me as I do not recall ever hearing anything about this man or any of his crimes. This book kept me glued the entire time and I listened to it straight through. It was clear and concise in laying out the details and how this all unfolded along the way. This would convert over into a great documentary on film if there were pictures and videos to support such an endeavor.
December 15, 2023
This was a great follow up story to Mind Hunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit; I'd be curious what John Douglas would say about Danny Corwin. The blurb says it all, and it really is an amazing story that I can't believe happened. I was shocked to learn
It's scary to think who could be living in your town, and this story just emphasizes that you need to be careful about who you trust. It also gave some small tips on how to try and fight off an attacker.
If you like true-crime stories, this is for you!
4 stars. The narration was great! 5 stars.
It's scary to think who could be living in your town, and this story just emphasizes that you need to be careful about who you trust. It also gave some small tips on how to try and fight off an attacker.
If you like true-crime stories, this is for you!
4 stars. The narration was great! 5 stars.
March 7, 2019
The Demon Next Door by Bryan Burrough, one of the Audible Original options for the month of March, 2019, was a fascinating, terrible tale of a psychopath in a small town that managed to slip through the cracks enough to rape at least five women, while murdering three of them. Though this short novel is more about laying out serial killer Danny Corwin's life story, Burrough does bring up an interesting idea in how the media should react and treat people like this. If this rapist was treated as an outcast, and called out for his heinous crimes more vocally by the local press, would that have prevented three murders over the next couple of decades? It's impossible to know the answer, of course, but it is a fascinating "what if" situation that the author tries to broach.
I really enjoyed the author's personal attachment to the story being told. Burrough happens to be from the same home town as Danny Corwin: Temple, Texas. Though he grew up there, he never knew of Danny's story until relatively recently, and that is what drew him to this tale. How could this small town that he knew so well keep such a dark past a secret? This all ties back to the "what could have been done differently" mentality that Burrough presents. The story that he presents of Corwin's life and crimes is detailed enough to make you cringe, and feels well-researched and informative.
The only negative I really have about this Audible Original is the narrator. Steve White's effort is not terrible by any means, it just doesn't fit the tone of the material. This story talks, in grim detail, about sexual assault and murder, yet White sounds as if he could be reading any general fiction novel. His tone throughout is much to lighthearted and soft compared to the dark, awful story being told. It ultimately comes off as insincere, which I know was not the intent. I'm sure White does a great job when narrating other audiobooks, but he was simply miscast for this story.
The Demon Next Door is a quick, brutal true crime story. This serial killer doesn't really stand out in any way, even when looking back at his life as a whole. Ironically, this is what allowed him to commit his heinous acts. He was forgettable, unassuming, and meek; he didn't seem like a bad guy, so people didn't treat him like one when that was exactly what should have happened. I'm sure this one won't stick with me, but Burrough's work should not go unnoticed. He does a great job of compiling the facts of the case, and delivers the details succintly and interestingly. This Audible Original is definitely worth the short runtime - less than three hours - if you "enjoy" the true crime genre.
3.5 Stars
I really enjoyed the author's personal attachment to the story being told. Burrough happens to be from the same home town as Danny Corwin: Temple, Texas. Though he grew up there, he never knew of Danny's story until relatively recently, and that is what drew him to this tale. How could this small town that he knew so well keep such a dark past a secret? This all ties back to the "what could have been done differently" mentality that Burrough presents. The story that he presents of Corwin's life and crimes is detailed enough to make you cringe, and feels well-researched and informative.
The only negative I really have about this Audible Original is the narrator. Steve White's effort is not terrible by any means, it just doesn't fit the tone of the material. This story talks, in grim detail, about sexual assault and murder, yet White sounds as if he could be reading any general fiction novel. His tone throughout is much to lighthearted and soft compared to the dark, awful story being told. It ultimately comes off as insincere, which I know was not the intent. I'm sure White does a great job when narrating other audiobooks, but he was simply miscast for this story.
The Demon Next Door is a quick, brutal true crime story. This serial killer doesn't really stand out in any way, even when looking back at his life as a whole. Ironically, this is what allowed him to commit his heinous acts. He was forgettable, unassuming, and meek; he didn't seem like a bad guy, so people didn't treat him like one when that was exactly what should have happened. I'm sure this one won't stick with me, but Burrough's work should not go unnoticed. He does a great job of compiling the facts of the case, and delivers the details succintly and interestingly. This Audible Original is definitely worth the short runtime - less than three hours - if you "enjoy" the true crime genre.
3.5 Stars
April 14, 2019
This wasn't as sensational as the synopsis suggested it would be.
Don't get me wrong, it was a good listen - it highlights the inadequacy of the criminal justice system in the 70's/80's and highlights a case that not many have heard of before.
However, the narrator choice takes away from the seriousness in explaining the grim details of the attacks.
Rating 2.4/5
Don't get me wrong, it was a good listen - it highlights the inadequacy of the criminal justice system in the 70's/80's and highlights a case that not many have heard of before.
However, the narrator choice takes away from the seriousness in explaining the grim details of the attacks.
Rating 2.4/5
May 11, 2022
This is a good true crime book, full of information, but highly readable. The author narrates very well.
March 6, 2019
Hmm...what can I say? This wasn't the worst thing I've listened to....The author's main question seems to be, how can a town of 40,000 people erase what happened in their town? (spoiler alert: serial killer). Well...it's pretty easy when the crimes happened in the 80's/90's, there is nothing sensational about the crimes (compared to today's standards), the killer was caught and executed, had no personality, and confessed to most of the crimes. Simply put, there is nothing "special" there. So, yes, while it is sad that the lives of the women killed were forgotten/erased by the town, it is no surprise. I would not recommend.
March 2, 2019
It's horribly good!
The demon next door is exactly why you shouldn't trust people easily 😅
Love it!
The demon next door is exactly why you shouldn't trust people easily 😅
Love it!
June 20, 2019
Not the most infamous or "exciting" serial killer, Danny Corwin was just an unremarkable small-town Texas boy who, as author Bryan Burrough points out, is practically unknown even among true crime aficionados today. He raped and killed three women, and was put to death in 1998, at the age of 40.
The interesting part of this small Audible original biography is his history before he committed the crimes that sent him to the injection chamber. Because he had already done time - nine years - for raping and trying to kill another girl while he was just a teenager. He abducted, stripped, and raped his victim and then slashed her throat, exactly as he later did to his other victims, except his first victim survived and identified him.
So how did Danny Corwin get off with serving only 9 years for a gruesome rape and attempted murder? That's the tale of a small town dominated by a big church that closed ranks around a "nice boy" from a popular (if impoverished) family and pressured prosecutors to go easy on him. They didn't, really, but they also didn't stay firm on the life sentence they originally wanted and thought he deserved. With the church (!) threatening to spread rumors that his victim was "loose" and that it was somehow a "misunderstanding" and that she was partly to blame, the prosecution blinked, and offered Danny a 40-year-sentence.
Danny proved to a model inmate. He got along with everyone. The guards and the warden considered him the most trustworthy inmate in the prison. He studied, got his GED, had the run of the place. With Texas's population expanding and prisons being so crowded, inmates could get paroled after serving as little as 1/4 of their sentence, and with time off for good behavior, Danny was released on parole after only 9 years, at the age of 27.
He moved home, was embraced by his community, got engaged to the girl he had once babysat (!) who fell in love with him while he was in prison, starting going to college... and began raping and then killing again.
He managed to do it three times until one victim survived, much like his first had, and soon he was identified and this time put away for good.
It's a tragic tale of the 70s, when defense attorneys were allowed to throw dirt at rape victims and there was no such thing as DNA evidence, and the 80s, when small-town Texas police departments were still not familiar with concepts like "serial killers."
The author, Burrough, interviewed as many of Danny's former associates as he could - family, classmates, even his ex fiancee, who had kept the secret of her one-time engagement to a serial killer from her family for decades.
Burrough concludes that Danny was a smooth con man, a liar who managed to convince people of his harmlessness, and later that he was just a poor, damaged boy, with an affectless demeanor, but Danny is no mastermind, no charmer, no demon, not the stuff of horror movies. He was just a twisted punk with some broken wiring who liked rape and murder and couldn't help himself, even when he'd been given an undeserved second chance.
Well researched and well narrated, this isn't a true crime classic but it's an interesting entry for those who have an interest in the subject.
The interesting part of this small Audible original biography is his history before he committed the crimes that sent him to the injection chamber. Because he had already done time - nine years - for raping and trying to kill another girl while he was just a teenager. He abducted, stripped, and raped his victim and then slashed her throat, exactly as he later did to his other victims, except his first victim survived and identified him.
So how did Danny Corwin get off with serving only 9 years for a gruesome rape and attempted murder? That's the tale of a small town dominated by a big church that closed ranks around a "nice boy" from a popular (if impoverished) family and pressured prosecutors to go easy on him. They didn't, really, but they also didn't stay firm on the life sentence they originally wanted and thought he deserved. With the church (!) threatening to spread rumors that his victim was "loose" and that it was somehow a "misunderstanding" and that she was partly to blame, the prosecution blinked, and offered Danny a 40-year-sentence.
Danny proved to a model inmate. He got along with everyone. The guards and the warden considered him the most trustworthy inmate in the prison. He studied, got his GED, had the run of the place. With Texas's population expanding and prisons being so crowded, inmates could get paroled after serving as little as 1/4 of their sentence, and with time off for good behavior, Danny was released on parole after only 9 years, at the age of 27.
He moved home, was embraced by his community, got engaged to the girl he had once babysat (!) who fell in love with him while he was in prison, starting going to college... and began raping and then killing again.
He managed to do it three times until one victim survived, much like his first had, and soon he was identified and this time put away for good.
It's a tragic tale of the 70s, when defense attorneys were allowed to throw dirt at rape victims and there was no such thing as DNA evidence, and the 80s, when small-town Texas police departments were still not familiar with concepts like "serial killers."
The author, Burrough, interviewed as many of Danny's former associates as he could - family, classmates, even his ex fiancee, who had kept the secret of her one-time engagement to a serial killer from her family for decades.
Burrough concludes that Danny was a smooth con man, a liar who managed to convince people of his harmlessness, and later that he was just a poor, damaged boy, with an affectless demeanor, but Danny is no mastermind, no charmer, no demon, not the stuff of horror movies. He was just a twisted punk with some broken wiring who liked rape and murder and couldn't help himself, even when he'd been given an undeserved second chance.
Well researched and well narrated, this isn't a true crime classic but it's an interesting entry for those who have an interest in the subject.
January 24, 2023
Audible True Crime story.
This was sick. The creepy guy in town waving red flags and the townspeople closing their eyes. While he had six victims, it certainly feels like more.
The synopsis will give you all the details. Burrough put the pieces together, and did so really well.
#39/500 Read What I Own Challenge
This was sick. The creepy guy in town waving red flags and the townspeople closing their eyes. While he had six victims, it certainly feels like more.
The synopsis will give you all the details. Burrough put the pieces together, and did so really well.
#39/500 Read What I Own Challenge
October 20, 2019
I can't work out how I feel about this book. While I'm quite a fan of Bryan Burrough's, the style of writing jarred a bit and I was going to put it down, but I kept on listening because I became so infuriated with events in the story. What angered me was interference of a local church, the influence by people with power and the short comings small town police departments. People are dead because of their self interest. Overall it as interesting yet tragic story, but it was somewhat unsatisfying. I think it's because the story was written almost 30yrs after the killer executed so Burrough had to speculate instead of being about to ask questions directly.
March 11, 2019
Bryan Burrough investigates the serial killer who lived in his own hometown, but who he never knew about because no one wanted to talk about it. This is an all too familiar tale of a sociopath, who's deeds are covered up by local influencers - in this case, his evangelical church - for reasons of preserving their own good name. What he did, and for how long before he was eventually brought to justice is a cautionary tale.
March 15, 2019
I'm fascinated to read about true crime. When I saw that this audible original was set in Temple, Texas, it really piqued my interest. The narrator was a bit chirpy to be telling the grisly story of brutal attacks, rapes, and murders, but I think it was supposed to convey this whole "guy-next-door" thing. The thing that bothered me the most about this book was the way the town and, specifically, The First Presbyterian Church covered up the acts committed by Daniel Corwin. Of course, that isn't the author's fault, he was simply recounting events that had happened right in his own backyard. The author was actually in high school at the same time as the serial killer, who committed his first of many attacks then, and didn't even know anything about the circumstances of the attack.
Short, grisly, fascinating story if you like true crime.
Short, grisly, fascinating story if you like true crime.
December 15, 2020
In this Audible Original, Bryan Burrough tells the true-crime story of Daniel Lee Corwin from Temple, Texas. Corwin was executed by the State of Texas in 1998 for the rape/murders of three women. Like most serial killers, Corwin was white, middle-class, and otherwise unremarkable. Very little was reported of Corwin's life and crimes at the time - mostly because the people who surrounded him in Temple would rather that the story not be told. Corwin was raised in a Christian home, his parents were very well-known and liked in their community and their church.
I thought the story was well-researched and well-written.
I thought the story was well-researched and well-written.
June 11, 2019
What a disturbing true crime story. I was rather captivated from the start of the story about a seemingly normal boy growing up in Temple, Texas who grows up to be nothing short of a monstrous human being who commits despicable acts.
I was completely unfamiliar with Danny Corwin and with the atrocities committed by him and I'm unsure if I am now better off for learning about his crimes. There were times throughout the story where I felt slightly ill at the level of detail provided in the crimes committed through the span of Danny's life.
This was an Audible Original and one of the few negatives about the story that I came away with is the narrator's tone when describing some of the crimes. I felt that the tone of the reader was not in line with the dark and somber moment of the crimes. The upbeat nature of the reader seemed to not fit at all with the content being covered.
Aside from that, if you are looking for a short True Crime tale and like me, have never heard of Danny Corwin, then this may be the story for you.
I was completely unfamiliar with Danny Corwin and with the atrocities committed by him and I'm unsure if I am now better off for learning about his crimes. There were times throughout the story where I felt slightly ill at the level of detail provided in the crimes committed through the span of Danny's life.
This was an Audible Original and one of the few negatives about the story that I came away with is the narrator's tone when describing some of the crimes. I felt that the tone of the reader was not in line with the dark and somber moment of the crimes. The upbeat nature of the reader seemed to not fit at all with the content being covered.
Aside from that, if you are looking for a short True Crime tale and like me, have never heard of Danny Corwin, then this may be the story for you.
April 2, 2019
As a true crime junkie, I was immediately drawn to this title. Although I enjoyed exploring this story - about a criminal I've never heard of before - I think the choice of narrator was a curious one. His voice, although perfect for book narration, did not convey the serious and grave tones the subject matter deserved.
March 25, 2019
If this guy was literally your next door neighbor, this would be an interesting story. I've listened to way too many stories of this type. There's got to be something special about it, and I didn't find anything particularly interesting here.
January 14, 2021
A true-crime account of how the knee-jerk reaction of a small town to protect a respectable family unleashed a psychopathic killer and, as a result, three women paid with their lives while others paid with terrible trauma. Sad.
February 15, 2022
Normally a huge fan of true crime but I just couldn’t get into this book. The narrator, while good, was not right for this book in my opinion. He spoke to fast and spoke in the same tone about brutal attacks as he did about getting ice cream with his family. It make the content less engaging and enjoyable to me.
March 3, 2019
3.5 stars - free Audible Original for month
March 19, 2019
This was a freebie from Audible for March 2019. It was a quick and interesting listen about a serial murderer in a small Texas town.
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