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    The Michigan Murders: The True Story of the Ypsilanti Ripper's Reign of Terror

    Written by Edward Keyes

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    In 1967, during the time of peace, free love, and hitchhiking, nineteen-year-old Mary Terese Fleszar was last seen walking home to her apartment in Ypsilanti, Michigan. One month later, her naked body stabbed over thirty times and missing both feet and a forearm was discovered on an abandoned farm. A year later, the body of twenty-year-old Joan Schell was found, similarly violated. Over the next two years, five more bodies of female students were uncovered around the area. In the wake of these murders, southeastern Michigan was terrorized by something it had never experienced before: a serial killer. But after multiple failed investigations, a chance sighting finally led to a suspect: an all-American boy studying elementary education at Eastern Michigan University who wasn't all that he seemed.
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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media Audio
    Release dateMar 21, 2017
    ISBN9781520071503
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    Edward Keyes

    Edward M. Keyes (1927–2002) was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. He graduated from Fordham University, where he wrote for the newspaper and was a lefty pitcher for the baseball team. He continued writing for more than forty years, first as a newspaper reporter, columnist, and editor for small-town New York dailies, and later as a staff writer for such magazines as Look and Quick. His articles appeared in Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, True, American Weekly, Inc. Magazine, and TV Guide, among others, and he cowrote a syndicated newspaper column with famed trial lawyer Melvin Belli. In 1956 Keyes coauthored, with Al Schact (the Clown Prince of Baseball), My Own Particular Screwball, and in 1969, he collaborated with author Robin Moore on the bestselling thriller The French Connection, which was adapted into an Academy Award–winning film of the same name. He is the author of the Edgar Award–nominated and New York Times–bestselling true crime book The Michigan Murders; Double Dare, a suspense thriller set in New York City based on the true story of an undercover police informant; and Cocoanut Grove, a spellbinding, minute-by-minute account of the fire that destroyed Boston’s Cocoanut Grove nightclub in November 1942. Keyes and his wife and partner, Eileen Walsh Keyes, raised seven children in New Rochelle, New York. He spent his final years retired in San Diego, California.

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    • 3/5
      When I chose this book to read, I didn't realize it is a republication of a book written in 1976. I'd assumed it was a current writing of an old crime. This added an interesting perspective, having been written much closer to the period of time when the murders took place. I have to say that I don't understand the author's need to use pseudonyms rather than the real names of the killer and victims. These crimes are certainly not a secret, and a tiny bit of research will immediately give you all the real names. While there was no Google in 1976, there certainly is now, so keeping these pseudonyms in place is truly pointless. I admit to being irritated by this aspect. If I'm reading true crime, I expect to know who the real people are.The writing itself is conversational and easy to follow. We're given a chronology of events. I found the content heavy on some details, such as day-to-day activities and the minutiae of the separate investigations, but light on details about the crimes themselves. This might be, in part, a reflection of the times, since this book was written 40 years ago. But I also think it's the author's choice, in much the same way he chose to protect identities of the people involved. The story is fascinating, in that dark and disturbing way of true crime. The young man who is the killer had an entire community fooled. The author doesn't ever give us a good understanding of how the killer managed to lure these otherwise smart and cautious young women to go along with him. I felt something was missing, whether that was in understanding the true nature of the girls or in understanding the killer. Still, it's a complex story that, all these years later, remains a lesson in human nature. *I want to note that the Kindle version opens automatically to Chapter One, or at least it did for me. If you go backward, you'll find the 'Author Preface', which helps explain the author's approach in writing this book. I don't know why Kindle books often open to a specific place aside from the first page, but it's easy to miss author notes and prefaces this way.***I was provided with an advance ebook copy by the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for my honest review.**
    • 4/5
      During 1967 to 1969, a string of horrific murders took place in Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan. All the victims were girls in their teens and 20s. And all the murders had other similarities as well. A serial killer was loose in the area, and THE MICHIGAN MURDERS is the story of his apprehension.This story is true with the exception of many of the names. This was Edward Keyes‘ effort in 1976 to protect many of the people presented in this book. Nowadays, though, we have the Internet. It’s easy to look up.We see the frustration of the police as more and more murders happen and they are unable to find the murderer. One newspaper even refers to them as the Keystone Cops.A 22-year-old rookie policeman’s report marks the beginning of their focus on one young man. He’s a handsome guy, athletic-looking, and a motorcycle enthusiast. It’s easy to see why girls would want to trust this stranger.You can find updates and lots of pictures on the Internet, along with everyone’s real name.
    • 4/5
      690922Sue Roberts's review Jun 12, 2016 · editreally liked itRead on June 12, 2016I was a college student in Detroit in the late 60s when John Norman Collins committed several gruesome murders of college co-ends in the Ann Arbor area near Detroit. He was found guilty in 1970 and is still incarcerated in prison in Michigan. I remember very well that the female college were very careful and very scared during the time period that he was killing women. When I saw this book was available, I decided to read it again to remember that era. (Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review.). It was interesting to read how the police solved the murders in the day before DNA evidence and to be reminded of life in the 60s.