The Forest City Killer, Vanessa Brown
The Forest City Killer, Vanessa Brown
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The Forest City Killer
A Serial Murderer, a Cold-Case Sleuth, and a Search for Justice

Author: Vanessa Brown

Narrator: Vivienne Leheny

Unabridged: 10 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/04/2019

Synopsis

Dig deep into the unsolved murder of Jackie English and join the hunt for a serial killerFifty years ago, a serial killer prowled the quiet city of London, Ontario, marking it as his hunting grounds. As young women and boys were abducted, raped, and murdered, residents of the area held their loved ones closer and closer, terrified of the monster ― or monsters ― stalking the streets. Homicide detective Dennis Alsop began hunting the killer in the 1960s, and he didn’t stop searching until his death 40 years later. For decades, detectives, actual and armchair, and the victims’ families and friends continued to ask questions: Who was the Forest City Killer? Was there more than one person, or did a depraved individual commit all of these crimes on his own? Combing through the files Detective Alsop left behind, researcher Vanessa Brown reopens the cases, revealing previously unpublished witness statements, details of evidence, and astonishing revelations. And through her investigation, Vanessa posits the unthinkable: is it possible that the Forest City Killer is still alive and, like the notorious Golden State Killer, a simple DNA test could bring him to justice?

About Vanessa Brown

Vanessa Brown has lived her entire life in London, Ontario, Canada. Her previous books include The Grand Old Lady: A History of Hotel London and London: 150 Cultural Moments, which was honoured by the Ontario Heritage Trust. She is married to Canadian poet Jason Dickson, and together they own Brown & Dickson Booksellers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Krista on September 01, 2019

Perhaps because of its unique social geography, the degradation of mid-sized city economies, or the silo effect of the city's makeup, London seemed the perfect place for sex traffickers, drug dealers, and serial killers. They stopped here on their way through, as Ontario's superhighway 401 connec......more

Goodreads review by Valerity (Val) on September 13, 2019

London, Ontario, aka Forest City and the setting of this particular book, back in the late 1960s and early 1970s as it follows a string of tantalizing unsolved murders there which left some believing that there was a serial killer plying his trade. It gives a good account of the murders it goes into......more

Goodreads review by Brandon on March 10, 2020

The Forest City Killer is the story and investigation of the disappearance and subsequent murder of Jackie English, a resident of London, Ontario in 1969. Having read, reviewed and interviewed the author of Murder City, a book about both the murders in her hometown of London, Ontario between 1959 and......more

Goodreads review by Jon Recluse on June 03, 2020

3.5 stars......more

Goodreads review by Shelleyrae on October 05, 2019

London, Ontario earned its nickname ‘The Forest City’ during its establishment in 1826, when it was little more than a village among the trees. Today, London is a mid size city with a population of about 400,000 that spreads out along the River Thames. London is a community much like any other, but......more

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