True Crime Book Reviews

This is a gut wrencher of a book. Amy and Becky Burridge go to the store for a few groceries for their mother in 1973 where they run into Jerry Jenkins and Ronald Kennedy. These life long losers commit crimes so brutal, you'll wish you could lynch them yourself.

The premise for this book is unique, in that the author is from the same small town as the victims and killers. He knew the girls growing up and has a special passion to add to the story. He brings Casper, Wyoming to life, past and present.

Franscell takes us face to face with rare insight into the victims experience from start to finish through the words of Becky. It was tough to read some of the heartbreaking moments. I won't forget this book.

I skipped over about 70 pages at the end because he includes the jailhouse memoir of one of the murderers. This piece of fiction only exists in Kennedy's warped mind and isn't worth my time to read.