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Original Title: | The I-5 Killer |
ISBN: | 0451165594 (ISBN13: 9780451165596) |
Edition Language: | English |
Ann Rule
Paperback | Pages: 296 pages Rating: 4 | 6347 Users | 217 Reviews

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Title | : | The I-5 Killer |
Author | : | Ann Rule |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Revised |
Pages | : | Pages: 296 pages |
Published | : | March 1st 1984 by Berkley Books (first published 1984) |
Categories | : | Crime. True Crime. Nonfiction. Mystery. Audiobook |
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As a young man, Randall Woodfield had it all--a star athlete, good looks, and an award-winning student. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had more than his share of women. But he wanted more than just sex. An appetite for unspeakable violent acts led him to cruise the I-5 highway through California to Washington, leaving a trail of victims along the way. As the list of the dead grew, the police mobilized to stop a twisted killer who had 44 known deaths to his name.Praise for Ann Rule:
"Vivid...Extraordinary...A page-turner!"-- "New York Times Book Review," for "Small Sacrifices"
"Rule has an instinct for suspense, knowing just what information to leak to the reader and when."-- "Washington Post Book World," for "Small Sacrifices"
"A shattering story...carefully investigated, written with compassion but also with professional objectivity."-- "Seattle Times," for "The Stranger Beside Me"
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Ratings: 4 From 6347 Users | 217 ReviewsRate About Books The I-5 Killer
This book was ok not one of her best as far as I am concerned.I don't think that Ann is a very good writer but when she sticks to just giving you the facts of the case then the story gets interesting. I'm always horrified about how long it takes to find and stop these repeat killers/offenders. Seems they get away with anything for years before they are finally found. The I-5 Killer wasn't even all that bright, but by just being so unpredictable he was able to stay way ahead of the detectives. Hopefully there are more modern ways to catch these guys now.
I don't think that Ann is a very good writer but when she sticks to just giving you the facts of the case then the story gets interesting. I'm always horrified about how long it takes to find and stop these repeat killers/offenders. Seems they get away with anything for years before they are finally found. The I-5 Killer wasn't even all that bright, but by just being so unpredictable he was able to stay way ahead of the detectives. Hopefully there are more modern ways to catch these guys now.

I recommend this and every other book by Ann Rule for any true crime reader who hasn't read her. You will not be disappointed!
While it's difficult to try to comprehend Randall Woodfield's deviant criminal tendencies, it is impossible for me to understand what could make some women straight-up lie for him and that is truly terrifying.
This is an example of Ann at her very best. She is fabulous, nobody lays out the entire story better, but sometimes she loses me with a little too much boring description. Shell go off onto a tangent and the next thing you know youre 5 steps removed form the main characters and your alongside her as shes describing an elm tree in the guy across the streets yard and how its leaves fall on the windshields of every residents car every autumn. And its all for nothing. Lol. This is her at her best.
One of my guilty pleasures is reading Ann Rule's true-crime books. So when this one went on sale for $2 recently, I bought it. And yesterday, as a change from some delightful historical cozy mysteries I've been bingeing on, I started it and found myself finishing it today. As usual with Ms Rule, it was well-written, well-edited, and I was a bit surprised to find that it wasn't nearly as um, squicky as several of her other books. The killer is still in prison after 36 years.
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