Dominic Utton’s “Faces of Evil” attempts to answer the question so many ask regarding serial killers, why do the murder? Their motivations vary but appear to follow similar patterns. The distributing reality is that many enjoy controlling, torturing, violating, and ultimately killing unassuming individuals. This book explores well known serial killers, but also includes several you may not be unfamiliar with.
“The Cleveland Strangler” learned to how to kill during his stint with the Marines. He prayed about drug addicted women, with their disappearances not raising any alarms. He buried some of his victims on his property, and when arrested, authorities found a severed head in his home. “The Killer” clown John Wayne Gacy buried many of his victims in his crawl space.
British serial killer Dennis Nilsen attacked lonely lost boys, and sleep with the dead bodies. He spent thirty-five years in prison, where he died in 2018. Australia’s Snowtown murderers took pleasure torturing their victims and placed their bodies in barrels. Indiana’s Larry Eyler was simply a deranged gay man who hated other gay men.
Serial killers such as Ted Bundy, Gary Ridgeway (The Green River killer), executed female killer Aileen Wuornes are also profiled in the fascinating “Faces of Evil.” Prolific killer Samuel Little confessed to 93 murders. The stories are chilling, but Utton attempts to explain why certain individuals become mass murderers. Tom Alexander provides riveting narration. If you enjoy true crime non fiction, I do recommend this book.
By: Dominic Utton
Narrated by: Tom Alexander
Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 09-01-24
Publisher: Bolinda audio