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Careless Whispers

The Award-Winning True Account of the Horrific Lake Waco Murders

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Careless Whispers

By: Carlton Stowers
Narrated by: Danny Campbell
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When the bodies of three teenagers were found on the shores of Lake Waco, Texas, in July 1982, even seasoned lawmen were taken aback by the savage mutilation and degradation to which they had been subjected. Yet only 52 days after the gruesome triple-murder was discovered, frustrated authorities suspended the case indefinitely.

Patrol Sergeant Truman Simons, who had been called to the scene that night, saw the carnage firsthand - and vowed to find the ferocious killer or killers. He soon became a man with a mission, risking his career and his family's safety in search of evidence. Plunging himself into a netherworld of violence and evil, Simons finally got close enough to a murderous ringleader to hear his careless whispers - and ultimately put him and his three accomplices behind bars for the brutal slayings.

Now, in his Edgar Award-winning account of the Lake Waco killings, acclaimed true-crime writer Carlton Stowers lays bare the facts behind the tragic crimes, the twisted predators, and the heroic man who broke the investigation - with important updated information based on new developments in the case.

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This is an interesting true story. Sometimes things are hard to prove without an eye witness or before DNA, step in Trueman Simmons. We need detectives like him that are not willing to give up at the first hurdle. It's the family I identify with having been in a similar situation myself. I can fully understand the hatred for the defence lawyers.

Interesting story

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A very long accountof quite an interesting criminal case. I almost gave up on a number of occasions as there was so much detail that wasn't always necessary. The one thing that stood out for me, was how complicated real life cases, as opposed to fictional stories, can be. As with many books I've listened to on Audible, taking in all the various characters can be difficult as it is not easy to skip back to remind oneself of who is who. This was particularly exacerbated by the author's propensity to alternate between the character's first and last names, even within the same sentence! This was unnecessary and very annoying. The narrator also failed to differentiate between the voices of the different characters. Gosh, this review is almost as long as the book itself - sorry!

Phew!

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Sorry but this was sooo boring, repetitive and long winded .
I tried to stick it out but the narrator was so dull and emotionally devoid .

Had to give up

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Way too much information could be cut down 50% or more, just loads of boring irrelevant information. Also didn’t really like the narrators voice it was really depressing.

Gave up

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