Over the course of eighteen years, Donald Harvey murdered at least fifty-nine people while working as a nursing assistant in Ohio and Kentucky hospitals. His crimes shocked the nation; even today, Harvey's name is invoked whenever those we trust in the medical system commit horrendous crimes. Now for the first time, Harvey's court-appointed defense attorney, William Whalen, and co-author Bruce Martin, reveal facts formerly protected by attorney-client privilege in Defending Donald Harvey. With Harvey's full cooperation, Whalen and Martin provide frightful insights into the mind of the cherub-faced killer. They detail his abused childhood; the confused search for identity that plunged him into Satanism and Nazism; the bizarre behavior reported by his coworkers but ignored by his employers; and of course his heartbreaking, brutal crimes. The book also includes an afterward by award-winning journalist Pat Minarcin, who broke the story that opened a Pandora's box of multiple killings.
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"...this story has the credibility and detail needed to shock us into understanding a modern day American psychopath." -- William Allen, author of Starkweather: Inside the Mind of a Teenage Killer
"Whalen offers a POV few attorneys can match...this unique insight gives the book an astonishingly chilling and creepy feel." -- M. William Phelps, author of Perfect Poison and Lethal Guardian
"Whalen wisely lets the facts create the drama." -- Ben L. Kaufman, Cincinnati CityBeat, May 25, 2005
"Whalen offers a POV few attorneys can match...this unique insight gives the book an astonishingly chilling and creepy feel." -- M. William Phelps, author of Perfect Poison and Lethal Guardian
"Whalen wisely lets the facts create the drama." -- Ben L. Kaufman, Cincinnati CityBeat, May 25, 2005
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DEFENDING DONALD HARVEY sheds new light on the mind and the making of an American serial killer.
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Hospitals are scary places!,
By courtgirl (Cincinnati, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Defending Donald Harvey: The Case of America's Most Notorious Angel-of-Death Serial Killer (Paperback)
Donald Harvey was discovered as a mass murderer while I was an undergraduate student, of the author, Mr. Whalen. Bill briefly told my classmates of his involvement with the case but reading the complete story was wild. As a result of reading this book, I will never allow a family member of mine to be alone in a hospital. This book is well-written and an easy and enjoyable read. Enjoy!
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Truth is Stranger than Fiction,
This review is from: Defending Donald Harvey: The Case of America's Most Notorious Angel-of-Death Serial Killer (Paperback)
From the opening chapter when Donald Harvey communes with the otherworld using a human skull to select his next victim, to the closing passages when he lists his matter-of-fact recommendations on how hospital workers can be prevented from killing patients, the reader is taken on a bizarre, fascinating, literary ride that delves into the twisted yet sometimes touching psyche of a serial killer. The product of a childhood rife with poverty, domestic violence, and incestuous pedophilia, Harvey as an adult hospital orderly kills each of his 59+ patients with a mixture of compassion, disgust, and pity. This book is a true, stranger-than-fiction tale that will have you turning pages in breathless anticipation of the next twist and turn of Harvey's life, killings, and trial.
But it is more than the story of one man's life. The book also resonates with important questions about contemporary American society at large: How does the media affect the outcome of criminal cases? How does a public defender draw the line between protecting society and protecting his client? How safe are our hospitals? How far should a company go to cover up the mistakes of its employees? A pleasure to read and masterfully paced, "Defending Donald Harvey" is a must-read for aficionados of true crime, legal thrillers, and creative non-fiction.
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Donald Harvey As He Is,
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This review is from: Defending Donald Harvey: The Case of America's Most Notorious Angel-of-Death Serial Killer (Paperback)
I highly recommend this remarkable book for 2 reasons. First, it provides a nonjudgemental, candid revelation of the life and mind of a serial killer. Second, it reveals a realistic insight into the criminal justice system and the function of an excellent defense attorney and his successful strategy designed to spare his client the death penalty.
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