Wow, this is apparently the big book news of the day. Every place I looked had a link to some kind of story on it. Basically, it is just a little story saying that there is a book coming out talking about some crimes that were linked back to ads on Craigslist.
Apparently this killer was going after women who put up sex ads on there . Pretty scary stuff. The same happen in Oregon here not that long back. It was a little different though. A pregnant woman answered an ad from someone saying they wanted to sell all their babies clothes. I forget if the pregnant woman went to the craiglist ad’s person house or the other way around. Either way, the pregnant woman was killed and her baby cut out. The woman that killed her brought the baby to the hospital because it was having trouble breathing. The doctors realized very quickly that this woman had not just given birth like she claimed. The whole story came out not long after.
Very scary stuff. I think it is good that more books are coming out about true stories. Scary stuff happens and it is good for people to realize that. I think to a point you can even learn from the books.
Some time ago now I was attacked in my parking lot. I was grabbed in a sexual fashion and the police said the way I was grabbed implied that he was trying to take me. I however screamed like hell and did everything right so was not hurt at all. Without a doubt, I would say my abilty to think very clearly and do the right thing was related to the fact that I had recently read a bunch of Kathy Reiches books.
Another thing I like about books like this coming out is that it helps people realize it does happen. I’m not going to say who, but someone I know asked me what I did to make the guy grab me when I recounted the story. Are you kidding? I was walking from my car. I did not know the person. I did nothing to them. It was completely random. This person seems to think that things only happen to some people and that they brought it on. That is not the case. Maybe more books about real life crimes will help people open their eyes to that fact.