Gary Gilmore, Serial Killer: An anthology of True Crime

by Sarah Thompson

Few people know that the man who inspired Nike's catch phrase 'Just Do It' was a serial killer.

McCamey, Texas. A town of less than two thousand people, out in the scorching Texas desert, where downtown is a stretch of black road with marginally more buildings on either side. McCamey is the type of town that lies, more or less, entirely forgotten by the rest of the United States, down in the deep heat of Texas. It was in McCamey, in 1940, that Gary Mark Gilmore was born. Gilmore would have, perhaps, gone one to live and die a completely unnoticed life if circumstances had been different. As it stands, Gary Mark Gilmore would gain fame through his life for being the first person sentenced to death in the United States in nearly ten years for the crimes that he committed.

189 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 25, 2019

Reviews

[Esme · Rating 1 out of 5]

Two things, Gary Gilmore was not a serial killer and the town of his birth was merely a stop along the road for his transient parents. Leading with that in your blurb is disingenuous. It's like a book making a big deal about a town you once stayed in overnight during a road trip. Milwaukie, Oregon is where the family eventually settled. Given these two facts straight out of the gate are inaccurate, I expect this book is little more than cobbled together news articles and basic wikipedia level discussion of the case. Read a better book. There are two classic, powerhouse books out there.

[MoDonasChridhe · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read!

Condensed stories for the true crime fans out there. Chilling tales of murder and deceit. A nice little collection to read