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The Beast
- A Chilling True Story of a Psychopathic Child Killer (Ryan Green's True Crime)
- Narrated by: Steve White
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In July 1981, just days after his release from jail, Clifford Olson Junior unleashed hell on British Columbia. He kidnapped, raped, and killed six children and teenagers in a single month. While the previous missing children had been treated like runaways, there was now no question that somebody was abducting children in the Lower Mainland area, and the media went berserk.
The police immediately came under scrutiny for failing to connect the previous disappearances. The missing-person cases were passed to homicide detectives, and a whole new investigation began. The police were now hunting a serial killer, and Clifford Olson Junior was one of the main suspects.
From the age of 17, Clifford Olson Junior spent only 1,501 days outside of prison or jail. If his claims are to be believed, he averaged about one murder every 10 days. During his imprisonment, he was assessed on the Hare Psychopathy Checklist, a tool designed to evaluate psychopathy. The standard threshold is 25 to 30. He scored a 38 out of 40, the highest rating ever recorded.
The Beast is a chilling account of Clifford Olson Junior and one of the most disturbing true-crime stories in Canada’s history. Ryan Green’s riveting narrative draws the listener into the real-life horror experienced by the victims and has all the elements of a classic thriller.
Caution: This book contains descriptive accounts of torture, abuse, and violence. If you are especially sensitive to this material, it might be advisable not to listen.
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- Devan Brown
- 15-09-2023
Good once it got into it
Took a while to get to the nitty gritty. Unfortunately couldn’t be bothered to finish it 30 minutes out from the end. Still a decent listen though
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- P.J.Cornford
- 31-08-2022
the victims?
A very short story, especially considering the number of murders, about a vile monster.
Where I think the book is lacking is that it focuses on the "Beast" himself. There is very little written about the victims, their families and the community. There is very little about the investigation and the trial.
It's pretty much the story as the murderer himself would tell it which, in my opinion, lacks any real insights.
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