The Cases That Haunt Us

Chilling!

Very interesting ideas on unsolved crimes from the man who developed the FBI Criminal Profiler division. Its pretty creepy but very good.

Had a hard time putting it down

If you like true crime and the subtle details behind the scenes, then I highly recommend this book. Investigations of major unsolved cases were clearly broken down in a detailed and fascinating manner, yet in a somewhat layman, attainable style. I enjoyed every case and learned something new about all of them. From the Ripper, to Borden, to JonBenet Ramsey, the book spans a wide variety of unsolved crimes from various time periods. I highly recommend this book.

Highly Recommended

I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in true crime
stories. You hear so much miss information in the media when true crime
happens it is nice to get the prespective from a person who deals in
facts. It is so easy for people to jump to conclusions and accuse people without following the facts. It is suposed to be inocent until
proven guilty, not the other way around. Very interesting reading.

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Very interesting but a bit redundant...

I have always had some interest in the cases profiled in this book. They are all haunting, indeed... The book is filled with a myriad of fascinating (although most times disturbing) details about the crimes. The author obviously is very good at what he does. He breaks each case down into several key components that help him (and the reader) draw their own conclusions regarding who COULD have commited these crimes & why. Although I did enjoy most of the chapters, I found that some of the book was just repeating itself. I suppose that is to be expected. There are only so many elements to a crime that can be examined. If you enjoy forensics/investigations/mysteries then I would bet you would enjoy this book!

Information I had no idea about!

I read this book years ago but it has always remainded one of my favorites. I think the author picked excellent examples of haunting cases and would love to read an updated version of this book if there is a copy available. Two thumbs up :)

LOVED IT!!!

It was very entertaining. One of my favorite true crime books. I couldn't put it down.

One of the best true crime books I've ever read

My favorite part of this book was centered around the JonBenet murder investigation. I loved how Douglas supported his theory of the case with reasonable evidence that pointed away from the Ramseys. Before I read this book, I was really not sure what to believe about who was the real perpetrator, but after finishing that chapter, I concluded that it was just not logical to believe that the Ramseys -- especially Patsy, as others like Steve Thomas have suggested -- killed their daughter. So if you would like another point of view regarding that particular case, this is a good book to read. Douglas also covers other famous cases and murderers (or murder suspects) such as Jack the Ripper, Lizzie Borden, the Zodiac Killer, and the Linbergh kidnapping. Overall, an outstanding book.

Veeeery cool

The writers gave awesome details of the murders. Some of the book is biased because the author put his life experiences into different theories and things like that. Some parts were sloww but it was a good book overall.

Better Than the Other Crime Egos

John Douglas is rumored to have hated Robert Ressler and vice versa. It seems this books lays this to rest as they look at many of the same cases in widely divergent ways. For instance, Douglas was one of the first that proposed the 'Intruder theory' in the JonBenet Ramsey case and we know that although John Mark Karr was cleared of all charges, somebody fits the characteristics of a suspect that killed JonBenet than either of the Ramseys', which I thought was preposterous. One thing that seperates Douglas from the other profilers i.e. Ressler is that he has tremendous humility in this book and humanity for both victim and victimizer, in a strange way. There is no ego there.

Good reading material

Very good book. Author was very thorough with each individual case and explained in plain english and not a bunch of POLICE AND MEDICAL jargon the circumstances surrrounding each case and who he thinks is the culprit. Couldnt put the book down! Very good!

Good but Basic

I am very interested in criminology and particulary forensics and criminal profiling and have been researching it for years. I found this book was well written but the information it provided was basic. I mostly skipped the section on Jack the Ripper as I had read it all before in various other books. The Black Dahlia case intrigues me, but again there wasn't really anything new here. I most enjoyed the Zodiac section, however I was dissapointed that it was not explored with more depth, but rather glossed over in terms of suspects. The crimes themselves were well documented but the potential suspects were virtually never mentioned. In all this is a good book, but it provides only a very basic introduction to these already famous crimes.

Very intelligent insight to the crimes.... a must read

If you are at all interested in true crimes, these are the most intriguing. The book gives you info into the crimes themselves then takes you through the thought process and the evidence(or lack there of) to come to the most logical and scientific conclusion. Definately a must read for the true crime buffs!

THE CASES THAT HAUNT US: Another well written piece by John Douglas

I recommend this book to those who are curious about finding out more information on famous cases that remain unsolved like the Jack the Ripper & JonBenet Ramsey cases. John Douglas gives a well written overview of these cases, providing a lot of detailed information while stating some of his own views on what he believes what happened. THE CASES THAT HAUNT US is a must have for the personal book shelves of those interested or working in the Criminal Justice field just like my recommended books below.

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