Maureen Boyle
Forfatter af Shallow Graves: The Hunt for the New Bedford Highway Serial Killer
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Maureen Boyle, an award-winning journalist, has been a crime reporter in New England for more than twenty-five years, including at the Standard-Times of New Bedford during this serial murder case. She is director of the Journalism Program at Stonehill College.
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This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.Shallow Graves by Maureen Boyle was the story for the hunt of the New Bedford, Mass., serial killer in the 1980's. The author did a very good job telling about the victims, their families, and the suspects. This was a great true crime read.
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.I normally devour true crime stories, however the descriptions of this book were way off base of the actual killings. I understand the importance of knowing who the detectives were and what was happening in their lives, health problems, etc. I did not learn much about the victims, except for two of the ine. The details surrounding the politics of this case were vital, but overshadowed the actual crime. I finished the book with n new knowledge than if I just googled the case myself.
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.Doyle takes us back to the crime fighting days before computers. Handwritten or typed reports, no way to find out if a crime nearby was similar to one committed in your jurisdiction without a phone call, no DNA, all add up to the likelihood that a serial killer won't be caught. They didn't have all the labwork available we have today.
Doyle's meticulous research, complete with photos, makes this an interesting, riveting read.
Doyle's meticulous research, complete with photos, makes this an interesting, riveting read.
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The book title is more a euphemism than a fact. The woman were left along the sides of highways, in deep grassy areas, but not buried at all.
The writing style is easy to read, with a conversational type of narrative.
The author excels at humanizing the victims. We get to know them as people, rather than just the drug addicts/prostitutes they were known as during the time of the murders. We also meet their families and see what it was like for them personally.
Another aspect the author excels at is showing the politics behind the investigation. In many ways, New Bedford had a small town feel back then, including the way a handful of politicians ran things. The investigation suffered because of the backroom politics.
Some of the content gets repetitive, while some aspects could have been addressed with more depth. For instance, New Bedford was a town known for lots of crime. I clearly remember being told to stay out of New Bedford, particularly at night, and to never drive there alone. It was, in many respects, more renown for crime than Boston was. But the town wasn't always that way, and it wasn't even all bad then. I would've liked for the author to better address how and why the town fell apart as it did.
This isn't the type of true crime book where you get a lot of information about the killer, because we don't know for sure who the killer was. The murders were never solved. This book is more about giving dignity back to the victims, as well as highlighting a lot of crazy stuff going on in a Massachusetts town.… (mere)