Fear Came to Town: The Santa Claus, Georgia, Murders (Berkley True Crime) by Doug Crandell

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"In the town of Santa Claus, Georgia, the streets were named Candy Cane Road and December Drive, Christmas was the lifeblood of the people, and the holiday spirit lived all year round...until Jerry Scott Heidler came to town...One terrible night in December 1997, Heidler broke into the home of his former foster family and with methodical madness shot Danny and Kim, teenage Jessica, and eight-year-old Bryant. He then kidnapped and brutalized three surviving children, abandoning them on a show more remote dirt road in the dead of winter..."--Cover P.[4]. show less

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Marlene-NL 993 reviews

A very good book. Too bad that as with many true crime books you learn who murdered whom on the first pages. This book was very well written. Once I got over my first annoyance the book grabbed me and did not let go. One thing that I wish the author would not do is the way he described the victims sometimes, it was going a bit overboard. Like constantly telling us how pretty she was, how gorgeous her blue eyes sparkled, Ann Rule does that as well. having a tendency to praise the victim to the heavens. (oops wrong wording)
All in all I do recommend this book to my fellow true crime readers.

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