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Partners in Evil: The Shocking True Story of a Fantasy Turned Deadly
In this chilling book by the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the gruesome facts of an unthinkable crime are revealed. Best friends George Woldt and Lucas Salmon were an unlikely pair. Woldt was a fast-talking liar and well-dressed ladies man. The deeply religious Salmon couldn't get a date to save his life. But Salmon worshipped Woldt, and Woldt sensed in his willing friend someone who would join him in his deadly obsession. For months, the two attempted their plan, "bumping" a jogger in the park, stalking women in nightclub parking lots, even targeting a young girl and a grandmother. Each "near miss" only excited them more, stirring their sexual bloodlust ... until they victimized Jacine Gielinski in a crime so horrific it brought a life sentence for Salmon, and the death penalty for Woldt.
- GenresTrue CrimeNonfiction
352 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published August 1, 2003
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About the author
Steve Jackson
19 books209 followers“He writes with both muscle and heart”—New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen
New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Steve Jackson has written ten non-fiction books in true crime, history and biography genres; he has also written fourteen crime fiction thrillers for the long-running and Times bestselling "Butch Karp Series" in collaboration with former New York assistant district attorney Robert K. Tanenbaum.
He is currently in the process of writing three more contracted non-fiction books: ALL SECURE (Hachette), FINDING ANASTASIA (Potomac) and SAVING ANNIE (WildBlue Press), as well as working on a sequel to his bestseller NO STONE UNTURNED. He is also finishing a novel, ISLAND OF WOMEN. The publishers of his previous books include: HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Pinnacle, Atrium, De Capo, and WildBlue Press.
Steve is also the co-owner of indie publisher WildBlue Press (wildbluepress.com) with partner Michael Cordova. As of July 2018, WildBlue Press will have published more than 75 books by fifty authors in true crime, crime fiction, romance, history, current events, memoir and business genres after less than four years in business. Many of these books have become award-winning bestsellers, and several have been optioned for film and television productions.
The company is rapidly expanding both the number of authors and titles, and will be moving into other genres in the Summer and Fall of 2018.
His first non-fiction book, MONSTER, a true crime, was published in October 1998 and within two weeks became a New York Times bestseller. In 2003, his World War II dramatic narrative, LUCKY LADY, received The Colorado Book Award, best biography/history, from the Colorado Center for the Book; Lucky Lady was also the runner-up that year for the Admiral Samuel Morrison Naval History Award.
In June 2013, Jackson joined forensic investigative team NecroSearch International (the group featured in NO STONE UNTURNED) searching for the remains of the Grand Duke Mikhail Romanov in Perm, Russia as part of his research for an upcoming dramatic narrative history FINDING ANASTASIA.
Honored with NecroSearch membership in 2014, he and the team returned to Russia to continue the search in 2015, 2016, 2017 and will return to conclude their search in June 2018.
Born in 1955, Jackson grew up in Hawaii and Colorado. He graduated in 1979 from Colorado State University with a BA in Journalism.
A newspaper journalist for 25 years, he worked in locales as varied as Montana, Hawaii, Guam, Micronesia, Indonesia, Indiana, Washington D.C., Florida, Oregon and Colorado. During his career with newspapers, he received numerous national and regional awards for feature writing and investigative reporting.
Outside of writing, his interests include backpacking, fly fishing, skiing, guitar, reading, softball, music, wine, beer and spending time with his family and friends.
New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist Steve Jackson has written ten non-fiction books in true crime, history and biography genres; he has also written fourteen crime fiction thrillers for the long-running and Times bestselling "Butch Karp Series" in collaboration with former New York assistant district attorney Robert K. Tanenbaum.
He is currently in the process of writing three more contracted non-fiction books: ALL SECURE (Hachette), FINDING ANASTASIA (Potomac) and SAVING ANNIE (WildBlue Press), as well as working on a sequel to his bestseller NO STONE UNTURNED. He is also finishing a novel, ISLAND OF WOMEN. The publishers of his previous books include: HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Pinnacle, Atrium, De Capo, and WildBlue Press.
Steve is also the co-owner of indie publisher WildBlue Press (wildbluepress.com) with partner Michael Cordova. As of July 2018, WildBlue Press will have published more than 75 books by fifty authors in true crime, crime fiction, romance, history, current events, memoir and business genres after less than four years in business. Many of these books have become award-winning bestsellers, and several have been optioned for film and television productions.
The company is rapidly expanding both the number of authors and titles, and will be moving into other genres in the Summer and Fall of 2018.
His first non-fiction book, MONSTER, a true crime, was published in October 1998 and within two weeks became a New York Times bestseller. In 2003, his World War II dramatic narrative, LUCKY LADY, received The Colorado Book Award, best biography/history, from the Colorado Center for the Book; Lucky Lady was also the runner-up that year for the Admiral Samuel Morrison Naval History Award.
In June 2013, Jackson joined forensic investigative team NecroSearch International (the group featured in NO STONE UNTURNED) searching for the remains of the Grand Duke Mikhail Romanov in Perm, Russia as part of his research for an upcoming dramatic narrative history FINDING ANASTASIA.
Honored with NecroSearch membership in 2014, he and the team returned to Russia to continue the search in 2015, 2016, 2017 and will return to conclude their search in June 2018.
Born in 1955, Jackson grew up in Hawaii and Colorado. He graduated in 1979 from Colorado State University with a BA in Journalism.
A newspaper journalist for 25 years, he worked in locales as varied as Montana, Hawaii, Guam, Micronesia, Indonesia, Indiana, Washington D.C., Florida, Oregon and Colorado. During his career with newspapers, he received numerous national and regional awards for feature writing and investigative reporting.
Outside of writing, his interests include backpacking, fly fishing, skiing, guitar, reading, softball, music, wine, beer and spending time with his family and friends.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
May 7, 2022
This book is about a woman who was raped and brutally murdered by two men. While I found the trials and verdicts, interesting; there were to many comparisons and mention of other cases to lead me off track. This book was practically summed up at the beginning, and not one I choose to read again.
May 6, 2009
When two minds, one more dominating, blend together as one the evil begins. Not only does this book tells of the death of a truly innocent young victim it goes into what is right and wrong with the death penalty. It tells of the victims left behind and how lives beyond the courtroom are destroyed. Gripping and horrifying at the same time. Makes you wonder if it is even safe to try to live your life or just stay home. However home is really not safe either.
May 29, 2014
I was a college student when this happened...to this day I am still shocked of what happened to her, it could have been me or anyone else for that matter. . . I hope they rot. . . I really do. What they did is not only horrific but EVIL. It was a shock to a beloved city like Colorado Springs, may they suffer the way she suffered. My thoughts and prayers goes to Jacine Gielinski and her family.
January 22, 2009
Didn't keep me interested...skipped around a lot. Was not fun to read at all!! Don't reccommend.
February 23, 2015
I didn't like this one at all. I only read to the middle (where the photos are). It is poorly written because the author jumps back and forth with a lot of material repeated.
January 23, 2016
The true story of a woman killed, apparently for kicks, by a couple of numbskulls. I sure hope they threw away the key.
February 18, 2009
Eh...it was so-so.
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews