They're Killing Our Children: Inside the Kidnapping & Child Murder Epidemic Sweeping America [Paperback]

Michelle Caruso (Author), Nicholas W. Maier (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: AMI Books (December 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885840020
• ISBN-13: 978-1885840028
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,148,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sad but True, January 27, 2003

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Mandi Vestal (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: They're Killing Our Children: Inside the Kidnapping & Child Murder Epidemic Sweeping America (Paperback)

This is a book that every parent and kid needs to read. People need to be aware of strangers but they also have to be cautious of people around them. I think parents need to talk to their kids and teach them how to be safe. This was a very educational but very tough book. This is a very hard topic but it has to be put forward!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars STUNNING AND DISTURBING, December 22, 2002

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Joelette (St. Paul, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: They're Killing Our Children: Inside the Kidnapping & Child Murder Epidemic Sweeping America (Paperback)

As a parent, I was terrified and upset with the recent high profile kidnappings and murders of children that occured in 2002. This book recounts the events that captured this nation and why. What was most inspiring was the conclusion, which went on to offer a comprehensive answer to how parents can protect their own. With many interviews from law enforcement professionals and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, it was a book that I found educational and rewarding. However hard, we must learn from these crimes, and face them head on if we hope to learn anything. An engaging and hard topic, the authors bring us out the other side to do something good -- teach everyone that we can come out the other side, or Out of the Ashes, as one section is titled, describing how victimized parents made something good of something so tragic.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good book, February 28, 2004

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Funkee Monkee "Kristyn" (Hampton, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: They're Killing Our Children: Inside the Kidnapping & Child Murder Epidemic Sweeping America (Paperback)

This was a good, informative book. Unfortunately, it's more than a little stereotypical. I realize the purpose of the book, but why didn't they include lesser-known stories? Such as the murders of Jesse Dirkhising and Jeff Curley? I also didn't like the fact that they stuck Adam Walsh and Polly Klaas' stories in the back, with little information. Although I know a lot about Adam's case, their murders are some of the murders that led to the ability to solve so many cases.

Other than that little flaw, it was very informative and well-written. An easy read.