I've Been Watching You: The South Louisiana Serial Killer - Brossura

Mustafa, Susan

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ISBN 10: 142591327X ISBN 13: 9781425913274

Casa editrice: AuthorHouse, 2006

Riassunto

"Rigor mortis had set in by the time police arrived," Special Prosecutor Tony Clayton told the jury, watching their eyes as they viewed the photograph of the bloodied arm of Geralyn Barr DeSoto. Geralyn's clenched fist, frozen in death away from her body, held her secret. "Geralyn was trying to tell us something. She was telling us how hard she fought. She was telling us who her killer is. 'Right here,' she said. 'Right here I have the killer. Just open my hand. Just open my hand, and you'll know who did it to me.'" Two months later: "Charlotte Murray Pace fought from one room of that apartment to the other," Prosecutor John Sinquefield told jurors as they blinked tears away. "She clawed, she hit, she fought. As her young, strong heart pumped its last blood out of the holes he cut out of her, she fought. And in the fight, he took her life, her body. But he could not take her honor. She preserved her honor by the way she lived and the way she died. That fight is not over, ladies and gentlemen of the jury. Charlotte Murray Pace has brought her fight to you." These crimes are vividly depicted in this first comprehensive book about Derrick Todd Lee. I've Been Watching You-The South Louisiana Serial Killer dramatically tells the story of Lee's life and follows the timeline of his reign of terror over South Louisiana. Readers will become intimately acquainted with the seven victims who have been linked to Lee by DNA, along with the frustrated investigators who could not catch this diabolical killer. This recounting also details the murders of ten other women who were not connected by DNA, but whom these authors believe should be included on the list of Lee's victims due to strong circumstantial evidence. There are many unanswered questions regarding these series of killings. How did Lee find his victims, and why did he choose them? Why didn't the Multi-Agency Homicide Task Force believe he was the killer when his name was brought repeatedly to its attention? What evil possessed him to rape and murder so many women? All of these questions are answered as I've Been Watching You journeys for more than a decade through the small towns and swamps of South Louisiana to create a graphic accounting of Lee's vicious rapes and homicides. I've Been Watching You vividly paints the portrait of this monster and the beautiful women who died as a result of his twisted compulsion to kill.

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Susan D. Mustafa Susan D. Mustafa is the former managing editor of City Social magazine, a monthly lifestyles publication located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She graduated cum laude from Southeastern Louisiana University with a degree in mass communication and journalism. Susan's talent has been recognized nationally, earning her numerous awards for writing and editing, including the highest award granted by the Southeast Journalism Conference for Public Service in Journalism. Because she lived in Baton Rouge during the time of the serial killings and wrote features about events as they progressed for City Social, Susan was uniquely qualified to write I've Been Watching You. She suffered with the victims' families and advised the public on safety concerns. Susan lived the fear of the city and has translated not only the graphic details of the murders in an intense timeline, but the emotion, the terror, and the heartbreak as well. In this true story, Susan takes the reader on a chilling journey into the diabolical world of a serial killer. Tony Clayton As the special prosecutor of the South Louisiana Serial Killer for the murder of Geralyn DeSoto, Tony Clayton brings a unique point of view to this book. Tony earned his Juris Doctorate from Southern University, graduating cum laude. He currently serves as the assistant district attorney for West Baton Rouge Parish. His distinguished history includes the positions of special prosecutor for East Baton Rouge Parish, district court judge in the Nineteenth Judicial District, assistant district attorney for East Baton Rouge Parish, and instructor of law at Southern University. After trying a multitude of murder cases, Tony's prosecutorial record is unblemished. Tony possesses an intimate knowledge of the "behind the scenes" investigation into Derrick Todd Lee. He followed each case closely and worked with investigators and prosecutors in the numerous jurisdictions where murders were committed. His knowledge concerning all

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• Editore: AuthorHouse
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 142591327X
• ISBN 13: 9781425913274
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 312