The Peninsula Serial Killer: The True Story of Jon Scott Dunkle

by C.L. Swinney

The Peninsula. A region in California that separates many towns and cities south of San Francisco from the Pacific Ocean. While some parts of the Peninsula are densely populated, others are home to very tightknit communities. Belmont is one of the smaller ones. So, when serial killer, Jon Scott Dunkle, emerged in the early 1980s and started preying on teenage boys, the town was in the grips of terror.

Depending on who you talked to, Jon Scott Dunkle was either sane or insane, an overgrown kid or an evil genius. One moment, Dunkle would outsmart law enforcement by participating in searches for missing boys he murdered without giving away a hint that he was the killer. In the next moment, he was injecting bacon grease into his penis. Psychologists would eventually diagnose him as a paranoid schizophrenic.

When the dust settled, Jon Scott Dunkle would be charged with three murders, and two attempted murders, leaving a grieving town confused and angry.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

111 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

C. L. Swinney is the author of eleven international best-selling true crime books and a best-selling Crime Fiction series.

Chris consulted for a mini-series in Hollywood, has been interviewed several times for television and radio programs, and several of his books have been considered for television and film rights.

He donates proceeds from book sales to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), Cancer research, PTSD/Military support groups, StopHungerNow.Org, and victims of violent crimes.


Find him at the following locations:

Email: theclswinney@yahoo.com
TWITTER: @clswinney
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/clswinney

Reviews

[Fishface · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was sort of a capsule summary of the Jon Dunkle case, with an update, seen through the lens of Dunkle's crumbling mental health. In a lot of ways Swinney's book made this an entirely new case to me. When I read Gretchen Brinck's book on Dunkle I distinctly remember the guy killing little boys, and this is all about crimes against teenagers. I got a great deal of insight into the police work on this series of crimes and learned something about the struggles faced by the prison system trying to wrangle a felon who is clearly too ill to simply serve his time. I came away wondering if he even understands or remembers what he did...This book is in dire need of copy and text editing but was still an intriguing read.

[Lee Husemann · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a quick easy read about serial killer Jon Scott Dunkle. Dunke murdered 3 young boys in the early 1980s in California, almost murdered 2 more and he is a suspect in a missing person case. I was not familiar with his serial killer and this book was well researched and well written.

[Sharon]

I am curious to read better edited and somewhat less blatantly biased books about these crimes.

[Bettye McKee · Rating 5 out of 5]

A California child killer

This is an interesting case with which I was not familiar. Jon Scott Dunkle was a young man without conscience or remorse who killed younger boys. When questioned, he readily admitted the murders and led officers to the bodies and other evidence.

Dunkle was obviously dyslexic, not retarded as the defense insisted. Dyslexia does not lower one's intelligence, but the inability to read and write would certainly affect the results of an IQ test.

Being on Death Row in California is equivalent to a life sentence without parole.

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[Monica · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short quick condensed version of the killer Jon Scott Dunkle. I had never heard of him before. He killed 3 boys and attempted to kill 2 others. I found a few typos in the book. It's more of a summary of what happened and a look at his mental state now.

[Mikki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Preachy

This was too preachy. I get it, three man is a murderer. I dont want to read the spiel admit how bad he is, give the facts.