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Secret Origin of the Golden State Killer Visalia Ransacker Kat Winters Keith Komos 9780999458112 Books Reviews

• This is a fantastic book; a wonderful companion to "Case Files of the East Area Rapist / Golden State Killer," also by Kat Winters/Keith Komos. Comprehensive. The chapter titled "Other Possible Connections" is a sure-fire springboard for new/more research and (hopefully!) other new books.
• Last week, I wrote a temporary review on "Secret Origin of the Golden State Killer Visalia Ransacker" (VR) and gave it three stars. I was about two-thirds of the way through the book, and to be honest, I didn't know if I could finish it. Why? Well, the first half of the book is about as exciting as watching paint dry, with all due respects to the authors Kat Winters and Keith Komos.
  
  But in reality, this isn't exactly fair because the authors themselves write something like, "Some readers might find this material quite dry" somewhere in the book. In the Introduction, I know for sure they do write, "While this work can be considered an encyclopedia of the Ransacker case, to peg it as merely a reference tool might be selling it short." If you only read the first half of the book while prying your eyes open with toothpicks to stay awake, I'll agree with the first half of that quote. But if you finish the book, as I did in the last couple of days, you'll also agree with the latter half of that quote, as the book surely becomes more interesting when some analysis and connections are made.
  
  If you do take my recommendation to purchase VR, with dependencies listed at the conclusion of the review, I will make the following additional recommendation for most readers skim most of the first half of the book and don't try to read it all. It is simply too boring. But with the version at least, I recommend doing the following, where 'S' is "skim" and 'R' is read
  
  1. S
  2. R Leading Up to the Homicide
  3. R The Claude Snelling Murder
  4. S
  5. R October 16th, 1975 Phone Call
  6. S
  7. R October 21st, 1975 Phone Calls and Prowler
  8. S
  9. R Police Stakeouts
  10. S
  11. R Shoe Prints on W. Kaweah Ave (and then read the rest of the book)
  
  So, I would say that the sections from "Shoe Prints on W. Kaweah Ave" to the end of the book are very interesting, or about 40 percent of the book. I have read several books now on the Golden State Killer (GSK) -- it hasn't been definitively proven that the Vasalia Ransacker and GSK are the same UNSUB, however -- but I did learn quite a bit more than I already knew after reading VR. In particular, there were many other series of crimes in the Sacramento and Visalia areas, given various names which started in the early 70s from memory, that MIGHT have been committed by the so-called EAR/ONS/VR/ONS/GSK. Man, I tell you, the UNSUB who committed these crimes has been given more names over the years than P. Diddy, or whatever he calls himself now. But of course, "UNSUB" may not be accurate soon as a very good suspect has been arrested whose DNA is supposedly an exact match for many of the crimes. It remains to be seen if "suspect" will become "convict," of course.
  
  In my original abbreviated review, I did really think about the following why did the VR/GSK like to hang out in people's homes so long, eat their food, and play with their clothes. Here's what I wrote then, although I do realize it's at least bad style to quote oneself
  
  "But I thought about how I would feel if I were his victim in a crime. I would feel that nothing was 'safe' anymore in my home, not my clothes and certainly not my food. I would go through my refrigerator afterwards and toss any item that was open since I wouldn’t know what was contaminated. And then I would wash all my clothes because he had touched those as well. He got off by touching every item in my home, after all, and he wanted to make me feel violated, and burn my time, long after he was gone. (Ask the guy currently incarcerated in Sacramento if I’m right. But then again, he is the type who will never give up his secrets. If the prosecution offers him a deal — 'Spill the beans and we’ll take the Death Penalty off the table,' is one example — he will say nothing. Why? It’s not in his DNA to ever discuss his inner thoughts. I have read enough books about serial killers to know this type, and he will always remain a mystery, for himself but also to always keep power and control. So prosecutors be ready for trial.)
  
  I believe this was his sadistic motivation making people feel unsafe long after a crime was committed. Without being a psychopath or psychological sadist, I’m guessing. But I think it’s a good guess."
  
  After writing that, I did realize something else, maybe something that was even written by the authors of VR. Why did he like taking coins from piggy banks? Well, he probably figured those were owned by children and he probably got off on harming them too. Maybe he needed the money, but if he did, why did he often take only half a stack of bills and leave the rest? Well, he wanted the owners to know that he had taken their money is a start.
  
  After reading VR, I will write the following if you're a prosecutor in the case, buy this book today and read it cover to cover. If you're an "armchair detective" and really into this case, buy this book today and only thoroughly read about half of it. Otherwise, I would say that this book is surely not for you since, well, it is pretty dry.
• First half of the book was a bit boring because it was so repotious but it definitely got better for the second half.
• I received a copy of this title in exchange for my honest review. I am very well versed in the East Area Rapist information (and Kat's previous book is honestly like my bible for going back over information in that case,) but felt I knew much less about the Visalia Ransacker. Kat has done it again by giving us a book that will give you the details, the background, and does this respectfully and in the style of a reporter. The author warns us that the material can be dry...yes. It is. But, imagine this being your community, your home that was ransacked. Worse to find out now how very close this community came to the fear that reigned once the Visalia Ransacker morphed into the East Area Rapist and finally, the Original Night Stalker (also known as the Golden State Killer.) There is much to digest here, but Kat does an admirable job in keeping the facts straight, giving us insight and doing that professionally.
• I like the way the author shares thoughts, ideas and questions with the reader.
  Very comprehensive, the 4th book I've read on the subject and yet I learned something new.
• so we can discuss it!!! This book is well-written in a true-to-timeline format that takes an enormous amount of information, sorts it all out clearly & concisely, and reveals connections that just can't be coincidences...
• Great read. This book was so thorough and interesting to me.
• Another thoroughly researched book by Kat Winters.