Ebook John Wayne Gacy Defending a Monster edition by Sam L Amirante Danny Broderick Health Fitness Dieting eBooks

Product details File Size 20259 KB Print Length 417 pages Publisher Skyhorse; 1 edition (August 1, 2011) Publication Date August 1, 2011 Language English ASIN B005HJ9MOE

John Wayne Gacy Defending a Monster edition by Sam L Amirante Danny Broderick Health Fitness Dieting eBooks Reviews

• This is a very interesting account of the Gacy trial from written by one of his defense attorneys. I've often wondered how and why people can defend people like Gacy (and Bundy, and Gein, and so on) and this made me think about how important the right to a fair trial is, regardless of the accused or the crime.
• The author was so clear and concise about his motivations for defending Gacy. His devotion to the law and preserving human rights as afforded by the law is admirable. His writing is so good he just drags you along with him in the turmoil of the discovery, preparation and trial. If I would have recused myself, on the basis of what I knew and I would have run. But, Sam believes in the law so much that he was willing to have his life turned upside down and defend a man who actually committed one of the most horrific crimes in our history. He was steadfast and earnest in his convictions. I truly admire him. That being said this could have been a very boring procedural, but the author wrote it in a style that draws you in and make you care what happens next. I ended up buying this because I went to the look inside feature on the site, and Sam's writing hook me immediately.
• I wouldn't say that I liked the book it was interesting to read.
  I only wanted to find out about his childhood to adult to find out what made him do what he did.
  The book is well written by his lawyer with the whole court case and I found out what I wanted to know.
  There are many black/white pictures in the book. No young teenager should read this book.
  To think that this all started with a phone call to a friend by asking "Sam, could you do me a favor?"
• This book offers incredible insight to the workings of attorneys working to defend a client they know is guilty. Their only option is to try to convince the jury that their client was insane at the time he committed these crimes. Ameranti and Motta do a superb job trying to convince the jury that their client is insane. To readers who have read "Killer Clown" by Terry Sullivan, you will find extraordinary coverage of the "other side" of the stories that Sullivan leaves blank simply because Sullivan's versions do not cover Gacy's side of the story. One example is when Ameranti shows up at Gacy's house after the 2nd search warrant, Sullivan simply states that Ameranti is told "not too politely to leave", where you will find in Amirante's book an f- word laden exchange between the cops and Sam. This is just one example of many that makes this book a perfect complement to "Killer Clown" and also sheds light in the mysterious workings of the mind of John Wayne Gacy. The Catholic Ameranti is able to bring out the Satan that was inside the mind of Gacy. This book is well worth the read for True Crime fans ans also how Satan does his work, silently and with guile right under the noses of a teaming metropolis like Chicago. Where will he strike next ? Ameanti leaves that question open ?
• There were many borderline reviews of this book, and I wasn't sure I was going to read it. I thought it was an interesting story about an incomprehensible criminal, written by someone who knew him. I did not feel like the author was defending himself, as many people seemed to think. He did a job that most people would not be able to do. He made a name for himself.
  I was pleased that there was not a lot of explicit gore, or photos.
• I’ve read a lot of true crime books over the years, although I have hard time describing why, even to myself what makes them so interesting. I guess it’s just another way of looking at & into something just like we’d watch a crime show on tv, even how why so many people slow down as they drive past a traffic accident. It’s just human nature.
  
  This book is particularly interesting in the true crime genre, where you get an author who actually plays a part in their own story. Having that unique factor just gives the tale some extra credence and certainly gives the reader a fuller feeling when your reading the book. It’s a shame the authors of this book didn’t write any others, but perhaps once this tale was told it was time to quit.
  
  It has to be up with the best true crime books I’ve ever read and worth every cent.
• Very well written book and highly recommend to anyone interested in a major criminal case from a defense attorney's prospective. This book may definitely challenge your beliefs regarding the death penalty in America. The unique aspect of this book is being able to read what otherwise would be attorney client privileged communications. Had a hard time putting this book down. The story will definitely draw you in and give you a fresh perspective on the internal workings of the legal court system.
• If people are looking for a complete recounting of the crimes of John Wayne Gacy, this is not the book. But if you've always wondered how a defense attorney can defend the seemingly indefensible, then read this! Judge Amirante walks us through his life as a young attorney taking on the Gacy case as his first as a solo criminal defense attorney, and why it it so important that attorneys take on these cases. We learn how the justice system works. And sometimes doesn't. Same with police departments. And how mental illness, evil, madness, sometimes intersect in horrific ways. A good read. I reduced it by one star as there were obvious editorial errors throughout the book, and some sections that couo have been better edited.