Precious Victims
by Don W. Weber, Charles Bosworth, Jr.
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In June 1986 the police in Jersey County, Illinois accepted Paula Sims's story of a masked kidnapper who snatched her baby girl Lorelei from her bassinet. Three years later her second newborn daughter suffered an identical fate and this time the police were unable to stop searching until they had discovered the whole, horrifying truth. This is the full terrifying story of twisted sexuality and hate seething below the surface of a seemingly normal family, and of the massive investigation and show more nerve shattering trial that made the unthinkable a reality. Written by the lawyer who won the case and the reporter who covered its entirety, the reader is given a unique close-up of the riveting drama that unfolds, painting a dark picture of the depraved family who lived with a murderous secret. show lessTags
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This book is well written, but so very sad. I cannot say it had the added bonus of letting me connect to any of the players. That always takes a little away from the story for me, but truth, you can't help but feel pity for Paula Sim's babies. Weber does a good job going in depth on the energy and effort it took to convict Paula for the murder of her 6 week old infant daughter. He further goes deeply into the trial. More back story would have been good. It is a heart breaking story. I would compare this work to Jerry Bledsoe.
I know this story, of couuse I do but I do not remember the book. Read it in 2004.
I did find that I thought it was worth the read but if I donot remember it it will not be a 5 star book. I will settle for 3.
I did find that I thought it was worth the read but if I donot remember it it will not be a 5 star book. I will settle for 3.
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1991-10-03
- People/Characters
- Paula Sims
- Important places
- Alton, Illinois, USA
- Dedication
- To the prosecutors, the police, and the press, and their search for the truth.
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Biography & Memoir
- DDC/MDS
- 364.15230973 — Society, Government, and Culture Social problems and social services Crime Criminal offenses Offenses against the person Homicide Murder History, geographic treatment, biography North America United States
- LCC
- HV6533 .I3 .W42 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Crimes and offenses
- BISAC
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- Members
- 111
- Popularity
- 286,901
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.43)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 10






























































