Terror in Ypsilanti
John Norman Collins Unmasked

For those who remember when this happened, and for those who want to know more about it, evil does exist . . . This is as much an Ann Arbor / Washtenaw County book as it is Ypsi.......more

I devoured this book in less than 2 days. Extensively researched, this book is an up to date analysis of a serial killer from the late 1960's. I thought the inclusion of Collins' prison disciplinary records was interesting and proves beyond a doubt that he is still manipulative and would be a danger......more

There is some interesting information here, but this book is not well-written. For starters, the beginning reads like a watered-down rehashing of Edward Keyes' "The Michigan Murders". There are strange conjectures reflecting Fournier's opinions as well as attempts at editorial flourishes ("Loretta C......more

This was a great read on an endlessly fascinating case. Well-written and blessedly free of typos; full of things I never knew before about this chain of murders. Maddeningly, the blurb on the back of the book says the author was a neighbor of the killer's and had some "unpleasant brushes" with him,......more

Terror in Ypsilanti is a fabulous book. The story is fascinating, especially for someone like me, who was on the West coast during the time the murders happened, so I hadn't heard much about them. Gregory A. Fournier has done a terrific job documenting the details of the murders and the subsequent t......more