Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg

by Stephen Singular

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688061540
• ISBN13: 9780688061548
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Beech Tree Paperback Book
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Exposing the Hate Movement in America

This factual account of the murder of talk radio figure Alan Berg by Neo-Nazis is riviting and still disturbing to this day. I became aware of the Berg murder through the excellent movie "Talk Radio." This slightly fictionalized movie centers exclusively on Berg. This book, however, concentrates more on the Neo-Nazis who killed him. These people are anti-black, anti-Jew, anti-Hispanic, and anti-any religion other than Christianity. Singular writes, "This new generation understood violence, and grown up with it in Vietnam, in the streets of large American cities, in the movies or on television." A must read for anyone concerned about the hate movement in America.

A Biography of Alan Berg and The History of the Group That Murdered Him

Stephen Singular's book "Talked To Death" does not fit the mold of "true crime" books that deal with a single crime. In 1984 three members of a five man Neo-Nazi group called "The Bruders Schweigen" murdered the controversial Denver talk radio host Alan Berg. However the details of the crime itself occupy only a few paragraphs in this book. As of the book's publication date (1987), no persons were prosecuted for the murder. The book does not dwell on attempts to investigate it. The details of the murder are not particularly mysterious. Information from plea bargains in other cases revealed the identity of the killers. The "The Bruders Schweigen" were wanted for various crimes in addition to Berg's murder. In 1984, the FBI tracked the group's leader, Robert Jay Mathews, to a house in Washington state. He died when the FBI ended their siege of the house by burning it. Mathews, who was one of Berg's murderers, remained alone inside and fired an automatic weapon. These events are described in the book. The other two murderers were in a group of ten defendants that were prosecuted and convicted in 1986 under the RICO Act for being members of a criminal enterprise. One chapter gives brief highlights from this lengthy trial. The material in this book consists of a biography of Alan Berg and a history of "The Bruders Schweigen". Berg's murder is merely the link that connects these two topics. Roughly half the chapters are about Berg. The publishers hype on the paperback edition says that this book "inspired" the film "Talk Radio". It also advertises "The Murder Of Alan Berg and the Rise of the Neo-Nazis". I have not seen the film. The book is not primarily about the murder itself. As far as Neo-Nazis go, the book shows both the rise and fall of a group of five of them. There is also brief information about other Neo-Nazi groups that interacted with "The Bruders Schweigen". Singular follows the traditional "true crime" approach in presenting this material. He does not make strong editorial judgments. Berg's life is presented by various methods. These include straightforward narration, excerpts from radio transcripts and quotations from people that knew Berg. Sometimes Singular uses anecdotal interviews where he not only quotes what the person said but describes what they look like and how they reacted to his questions. Of course, given that Alan Berg was such a colorful person, there are inconsistencies in this material. Singular does not attempt to arbitrate these contradictions. Most objective facts are clear. Berg had careers as a shoe salesman, lawyer, men's clothing store owner and talk radio host. He suffered from seizures and was eventually diagnosed to have a brain tumor. After removal of the tumor, he no longer had grand mal seizures and took medication for petite mal seizures. He married Judy Halpern and maintained a close relationship with her after they were divorced. He was an alcoholic and

Vital reading

A relatively few number of people understand the monumental importance of the Anglo-Saxon race, both in God's Eyes and in bringing civilization and blessings to the world's other races. Some Anglo-Saxons have abused this blessing/honor, and some have tried to be worthy of this important calling. Mr Singular is one of the few writers to honestly evaluate the situation, to write bias-free of the Anglo-Saxons who simply try to be what they are. You will find few, if any, more accurate and factual reviews of what's going on in the world.