Książka Victor Ernest Hoffman MARK KELLY

Victor Ernest Hoffman

the Shell Lake Murderer

Język: Angielski
Oprawa: Miękka
Wydawca: SilverBack
Dostępność: Dostępna u dostawcy
Wysyłamy za 9-15 dni
92.22
Victor Ernest Hoffman: the Shell Lake MurdererIn the early morning of August 15, 1967, the peaceful...

Informacje o książce

Język
Angielski
Oprawa
Książka - Miękka
Data wydania
2026
strony
418
EAN
9798224897094
Enbook ID
50476970
Wydawca
Waga
483
Wymiary
140 x 216 x 22

Pełny opis

Victor Ernest Hoffman: the Shell Lake Murderer

In the early morning of August 15, 1967, the peaceful silence of rural Saskatchewan was shattered by an unthinkable act of violence. Victor Ernest Hoffman, driven by psychotic command hallucinations and a belief that he was battling demonic forces, entered the Peterson family farmhouse and murdered nine people, including six children. The only survivor was four-year-old Phyllis Peterson, spared by a killer who claimed she had "the face of an angel".

This book meticulously reconstructs the "mechanics of mass murder" and the collective terror of the three-day manhunt that followed. Beyond the forensic details, it offers a profound analysis of the systemic failures that allowed a dangerous, untreated schizophrenic to be released into an unsupervised community with ready access to firearms. From the courtroom dilemma of prosecuting "the craziest man in Saskatchewan" to the lifelong resilience of survivor Phyllis Peterson and her sister Kathy, this narrative explores the enduring questions of mental illness, legal responsibility, and the fragile nature of safety in isolation. It is a haunting exploration of a community's lost innocence and a family's irretrievable loss


Możesz być zainteresowany

Three Piano Concertos

Sergei Rachmaninoff
80.04

Crime Time 4

Dell Sweet
95.16
46.15

Too Many Carrots

Katy Hudson
28.96
44.78

Truth That Will Set You Free

John David Haffenden
145.84

Klienci, którzy kupili tę książkę, kupili również

147.91

Cesta zpátky

Erich Maria Remarque
47.33
90.65

Julie und das Kohlendioxid-Dingsbums

Elisabeth Annamaria Kleck
52.44
41.14