Blood Crimes, Fred Rosen
Blood Crimes, Fred Rosen
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Blood Crimes
The Pennsylvania Skinhead Murders

Author: Fred Rosen

Narrator: Neil Hellegers

Unabridged: 7 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/23/2016

Synopsis

Raised as Jehovah's Witnesses and frustrated with their parents' repressive rules, Bryan and David Freeman rebelled as teenagers. Encouraged by an acquaintance he met while institutionalized at a reform school, Bryan became a neo-Nazi. Bryan then indoctrinated David, and their flare for defiance took a dark turn. After callously murdering their father, mother, and younger brother, the skinhead brothers took flight across America, with police from 3 states in hot pursuit. They were eventually captured in Michigan and returned to Pennsylvania for trial. During the trial, author Fred Rosen uncovered evidence that 1 of the brothers might not have been as culpable as authorities claimed, and divulged the history of a family torn apart by stringent religious beliefs.

About Fred Rosen

Fred Rosen, a former columnist for the Arts & Leisure section of the New York Times, is an award-winning author of true crime and history books, including Gold!, Did They Really Do It?, and Lobster Boy. He can frequently be seen on the Investigation Discovery network's Evil Kin and Evil Twins TV series, where he is a regular on-air commentator.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ronnie

Sad story of a devout family of Jehovah’s Witnesses with two sons who become violent thugs. It's very frustrating to see the parents try to cope when they obviously don't have the tools or skills to deal with their unwanted situation.......more

Goodreads review by Terri

Bryan and David Freeman, along with their cousin Ben Birdwell, killed their parents by brutally beating and stabbing them to death along with their 6 year old brother Erik. These boys had been angry and violent throughout their lives. What started as anger at the harsh rules and lifestyles of their......more

Goodreads review by The Romance Book Disciple (Samantha)

good, but I felt there was something missing. There were moments of tangents that really derailed the story and in the end, I still felt like there were so many questions.......more

Goodreads review by Bonnie

This book is about the murders of Dennis and Brenda Freeman along with their son Eric. They were murdered by their 2 other sons, David and Bryan, and their nephew Ben Birdwell. The book gave a well described past leading up to the murders and all that surrounded them. I found it very interesting. It......more

Goodreads review by Philippe

This book shouldn't even really exist, honestly. If you've read other real crime/trials story, this is way too open-and-shut to be worth reading. This was mostly an excuse to write about Skinheads and Jehova's Witness. -1 for meandering(talking about Skins and JWs wayyy more than necessary) and point......more

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