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ISBN: 0595395368
ISBN13: 9780595395361

Collateral Damage: The John List Story

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ISBN: 0595395368
ISBN13: 9780595395361
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To anyone who ever knew him, including fellow prisoners, John List comes across as a kindly and gentle man. Deeply religious he never missed church, never swore and never had a woman until just before marriage. But there was something wrong with him. He couldn't recall anything about the 41 days of combat he experienced in Germany as an infantryman in World War II. He couldn't seem to hold a job for long and he had trouble dealing with the problems of his teenaged kids. Then in 1971, seemingly out of the blue, List murdered his mother, wife and three children in cold blood, and fled to Colorado to live, work and remarry under an assumed name. Diagnosed as suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder, it now appears that both John List and his victims should be listed as collateral damage of war. To order iUniverse books call 1-800-288-4677 ext.501, or e-mail: bookorders@iuniverse.com This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
ISBN:
0595395368
ISBN13:
9780595395361
Release Date:
July 2006
Publisher:
iUniverse
Length:
132 Pages
Weight:
0.76 lbs.
Dimensions:
0.3″ × 6.0″ × 9.0″
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One star for the book, but four stars for the story

There is no question that the book is sloppily written and contains numerous typos. However, the story is very interesting. For the first time, the reader learns, from John List's perspective, who he was and what made him tick. What caused a man like John List, who probably had never even had a traffic violation, to perform such a heinous act? Unlike other writers, who can only speculate as to the workings of List's mind, he tells it straight and makes no effort to whitewash or to create sympathy for himself. The fact that he was ultimately diagnosed as suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from his World War II experiences goes a long way toward explaining what caused List to have so many failures in the business world and what led to his final infamy.

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