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Precious Victims

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Precious Victims

By: Don W. Weber, Charles Bosworth Jr.
Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
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This is a New York Times best-selling true crime book considered by many to be a classic of the genre.

The police in Jersey County, Illinois, accepted Paula Sims' story of a masked kidnapper who snatched her baby girl, Lorelei, from her bassinet. Three years later, her second newborn daughter suffered an identical fate - and this time the police were unable to stop searching until they had discovered the whole horrifying truth. This is the full terrifying story of twisted sexuality and hate seething below the surface of a seemingly normal family and of the massive investigation and nerve-shattering trial that made the unthinkable a reality. Written by the lawyer who won the case and the reporter who covered its entirety, the listener is given a unique close-up of the riveting drama that unfolds, painting a dark picture of the depraved family who lived with a murderous secret.

©2015 Charles Bosworth, Jr., Don Weber (P)2015 Charles Bosworth, Jr. Murder True Crime Crime Exciting

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I stuck with this book in the hope it would turn a corner, pull back the curtains and reveal a truly fascinating turn of events.
Unfortunately it didn’t, instead everything panned out rather as I thought it would, no surprises, and no insight into the perpetrators mind set.
This book, you realise at the end, is a drawn out advertisement for the lawyer involved.
He seems truly impressed with himself and let’s you know it.
A story that could have been told in an hour.

Overly long given the material.

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This is the story of a group of prideful, rude and pretty obnoxious cops and a lawyer so obsessed with killing a woman, you think they have the wrong person in the dock. From leaning on a mourning mother so hard half the police station hears it, because they can't find anything else to do. It later turns out to be right of course, but at the time there is little to suggest it other than ineptitude. Prepare yourself for unending names of incompetent cops, with toddler egos, who are the very best at everything. Prepare for a lawyer throwing out jurors for having to take a second to think about killing a women they know nothing about. "Not KEEN enough on state sponsored murder! OUT!" I'm a supporter of the death penalty and this made my skin crawl. You might note how I've said little about the Sims case. That is because that isn't the subjective of this book. We find out when a cop missed his turning on his way home, but not half that on the actual case. I would give it a miss.

About a lot, that isn't the Sims

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An unbelievable story told in great detail, I found this audiobook really addictive and finished it in two days.

Fascinating story

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stunning detail, and gripping throughout. i've always been a fan of detail, and i wasn't disappointed at any time. your nerves will be heightened while reading this book, forming question after question, and the one you'll ask the most is.. How Could Such A Terrible Thing Ever Happen In A Civilised World?

Shockingly Terrible!

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A very good and interesting book and very well narrated.keeps you wanting more hard to put down.If you like crime and courtroom books then this book is a must .Filled with drama and lots of twists.You will not be disappointed.

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