Ingo’s Comments (group member since Feb 07, 2014)

Ingo’s comments from the Serial Killers group.

Ren wrote: "The ones I've read in depth about because"
Just skimmed what books about Bundy you read, and what not, and I think, while I have to hunt down a copy of The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy I strongly suggest reading The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer (you already have that on your list), I thought how the original notes or recordings from the interview would be like, it seems disjointed and Keppel tried to bring some order in the answers, not always successfully. The book is therefore like a stream-of-conciousness in part, like William S. Burroughs, an ordeal, and also a rare glimpse into Bundy's state of mind shortly before receiving the death penalty.
And after reading it, you wonder wether he killed more or what else could have been learned.

Thanks, wow, great list.

Interesting, I just looked this up on Wikipedia. That would be a book for me to read, prick or not.
For an interesting personal account I really liked the Comic My Friend Dahmer .

Bought it and started it, but it is rather strong stuff, so I stopped but will try to pick it up again when I feel like it (probably never).
Would have liked it to be shorter, more in the style of the Unabomber Manifesto.
In school I graduated with advanced Philosophy, not that I was ever any real good, but I read Nietzsche, Russell (Bertrand, my favourite Philosopher), Einstein, also looked into Hitler. And knowing that Ian Brady read some of these works (and probably Nietzsche and Hitler in German) helps understanding him.
Still he is suffering and waiting for his death, having been declined suicide.

Thought about mentioning reading The Gates of Janus and its contents to shut up some Jehova's Witnesses who come around every other year to discuss some religion...

The Green River Killer - for not getting caught for a long time and one of the profilers (John Douglas) thought it must be 2 people because of the high number of victims. When they caught him, he looked just like the friendly guy from next door.
Close second the two ones not caught: Zodiac and Jack the Ripper, Jack is certainly dead and it is suggested that the Zodiac also died - if it was one person, the Zodiac could also be a team of two or some kills by a copycat.

Thanks from me, I might check them out.
While I liked Rules The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy The Shocking Inside Story, I found later, reading other books about the Bundy Investigation, that she made the police look better, than they where, the investigation took too long as it was rather botched up. For a different account I suggest The Riverman: Ted Bundy and I Hunt for the Green River Killer, while it focuses on the help Bundy wants to lend to hunt for the Green River Killer, you learn a lot about Bundy and the investigation. The book is a bit jumbled, as there is no straight story, and that makes it a bit dull and hard to read, but it is based on interviews with Bundy, he gave in the (false) hope of prolonging his sentence before he would be executed.
I also really like the insiders view of John E. Douglas, one of the most well known profilers of the FBI and the blueprint for some characters in Hannibal, both the books and the movies. He wrote quite a lot Non-Fiction-Books and 2 novels, which I recommend: Broken Wings and Man Down: A Broken Wings Thriller.