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John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster

By: Sam L. Amirante, Danny Broderick
Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth
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For the first time Gacy’s lawyer and confidant tells his chilling tale of how he defended an American serial killer.

“Sam, could you do me a favor?”

Thus begins a story that has now become part of America's true-crime hall of fame. It is a gory, grotesque tale befitting a Stephen King novel. It is also a David and Goliath saga - the story of a young lawyer fresh from the public defender's office whose first client in private practice turns out to be the worst serial killer in our nation's history. This is a gripping true crime narrative that reenacts the gruesome killings and the famous trial that shocked a nation.

©2012 Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick (P)2012 Audible, Inc. Law Murder Professionals & Academics True Crime Crime Inspiring Thought-Provoking

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Judge Sam L. Amirante and Danny Broderick’s John Wayne Gacy: Defending a Monster is an unforgettable work, a rare chilling glance behind the scenes of a universally well-known story, that of notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy, Jr.

Amirante and Broderick, Gacy’s public defender, have constructed a gripping work that not only reveals for the first time new facts about one of America’s most infamous killers, but grapples with great questions of humanity, including the question of what it means to deserve defense - even if your crimes are as great as Gacy’s. Actor Robin Bloodworth’s performance is emotionally powerful and well-paced, and he excels especially at emphasizing those new elements of Gacy’s story which make this audiobook a must-listen.
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I did enjoy listening to it, especially the first half about Gacy’s life, second half was a bit boring though could have cut a lot of the crud out.

Also of concern was the very outdated language regarding a trans woman, surprised to see it was released in 2013 it was very 90’s language ‘he she’ ‘manwoman’ etc.

Worth a listen but…

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Best narration I have heard so far.very good.
would recommend whole heartedly. top notch.

great

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The narrator is easy to listen to.
The story is quite interesting and the way it's told is remarkable 10/10...

This was a great book

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Fantastic performance from the narrator. Great ability to slip from character to character, making it believable.
If it wasn't for this particular person reading the book I do believe I would of quit listening.
The first half was good then the rest was virtue signalling, self serving drivel from the lawyer/author.
Oh aren't we always on the moral high ground?
John G was creepy as he sounds!

Give this narrator an Oscar!

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not a bad listen, although the narrator does try to affect character voices on occasion, which is pretty embarrassing. Not as much on Gacy's as I thought there might be - focuses almost solely on Rob Piest, I know very little about his other victims, or the details on what led to their deaths, and, confusingly, seems to be little on the trial too. I mean, I kind of enjoyed the listen, but came away with very extra knowledge on the case at all 🤔

less about Gacy than I'd hoped

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