Deadly Thrills: The True Story of Chicago's Most Shocking Killers

By Jaye Slade Fletcher

Book Overview

In the early 1980's, a string of savage murders rocked Chicago. The victims were beautiful young women, and the killers were four men, led by a typical "boy-next-door". Now learn the full story of these shocking crimes, from Satanic rituals to the revealing trials to the final guilty verdicts and life sentences for all four men. Includes 8 pages of photos.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451406257
• ISBN13: 9780451406255
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Onyx Books
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

First Class True Crime

A model of what a true crime book should be. It gives essential details of some particularly horrific crimes, but without being prurient. It describes the process which led to the capture and judgment of the killers clearly, with no woffling (the writer is a police officer and, in the best sense, it shows - she must be an excellent witness). Relevant psychological information is given; psychobabble is avoided. The author is to be particularly commended for the respect she shows the victims, some of whom were hookers (she even explains the origin of the word "hooker", which for an English reader like myself is very helpful). And she writes well; her grammar and syntax are way above average for this kind of book, and she paces her narrative perfectly. I can only agree with other reviewers; if you want the perfect true crime book, look no further!

A story of "Jack-The-Ripper" type killers

This is the best true crime story I've ever read. I live outside Chicago and remember reading about Robin Gecht and his buddies. It would have been front-page news except it was given short shrift because of the Tylenol killings. Her details about the inner workings of the police department, the personalities of the people working on the case, and the methodical explanation of the evidence, are fascinating. She makes you care about the victims and their families but doesn't subject the reader to any psychobabble. She doesn't justifying the killers' actions because of their childhoods. I read this book non-stop, didn't put it down until I was done. This is an excellent first book, I hope she writes many, many more. Five stars aren't enough.

Ghastly true, but sad.

This book is very well written. I live in the immmediate area that these crimes took place, unfortunately, and I can testify that all accounts written in this book are enormously accurate. She did not miss a single detail.

A horrifying tale

I don't normally read true crime books, but picked up this one because a functionary in the horrible events described herein is scheduled to be executed -- unjustly in my view. I must say I was greatly taken both with Jaye Slade Fletcher's thorough reporting and fast-paced narrative. I recommend this story to anyone interested in criminal justice.