The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town
St. Martin's True Crime - St. Martin's True Crime
Release date: 2008-03-04
Mass Market Paperback
Author: Ron Franscell
Crime And Criminals, Murder, True Crime, True Crime / Espionage, Murder - General, True Crime / General, Case studies, Casper, Rape, Trials (Murder), Wyoming
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The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town
Date undefinedis this excellent book by Ron Franscell which takes you down this most unbelievable and horrifying of dark roads where and when two sisters found themselves, on a simple shopping chore, meeting their destinies in what can only be described as the lowest of low men. Time and time again I put the book aside to ponder on the animal that man can so often be and question long and hard on what drives them to such depravity and madness - and indeed question how could not the death penalty be anything but justified in such cases? The book reminded me of one titled "I Have Life" of a double brutal rape and viciously cut throat and abdomen which also left the victim for dead : this South African survivor was miraculously able to move on with her life.
The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town
Date undefinedIt is disturbing that sociopaths such as those depicted in this book actually walk among us. It is truly a tragedy and the extent to which Becky was scarred (physically, emotionally, mentally) is heartbreaking. And the one perp enjoys conjugal visits, leaving prison for a funeral, etc.--where is the justice in that?
The book is well-written. My only complaint is that the author injects himself into the book on occasion. I find that inappropriate and I didn't purchase the book to read about the author. If he was compelled to share the personal impact it should have been done in an afterward or a foreward.
I grew up during the time of the original crime and it gives me pause to realize just how easily this could have happened to me or someone I knew. Would my mother have accepted my taking a ride from two strangers if I had a flat tire? Maybe. Would I have gotten in the car with my sister? Maybe. Now we bring up our children very differently.
I do recommend this book. You can always skip over personal asides if you choose. (I am sure the author has deep-seated feelings about this and that is understandable. I simply did not like the manner in which he injected this in the body of book; it belongs elsewhere.)
The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town
Date undefinedIf you are much like I am, I love true stories. The Darkest Night is that book a really good page turner and the best part of it, it is a true story. It gets you thinking about how sick some people can be in the world even back when this book was wrote in the "70's I recommend this to others!
