Victim, the other side of murder by gary kinder, 9780440093237, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Cortney naisbitts heroic fight for survival was the basis for gary kinders 1980 bestselling book victim. For the past three years, gary kinder, author of the highly acclaimed victim. Victim was the first book to go beyond the headlines and statistics about violent crime, to tell the victims dramatic story of love. Here, in a thoroughly compelling narrative, kinder presents all sides of this controversial case the most remarkable, welldocumented ufo story in history. An investigation into the extraterrestrial experiences of eduard meier 1987, and the new york times bestseller, ship of gold in the deep b. He teaches advanced writing seminars to lawyers across the country. This book is really just a recount of the hifi murders, in a victims perspective, so i wouldnt say it develops over the text. Gary kinder is the bestselling author of victim and light years. Victim is a compelling and tragic look at how lives are changed forever by a ra. It doesnt really develop over the course of the text as it was a book about murders. Late last year, when gary kinder read about some guy named james cameron and a forthcoming movie called titanic, he was devastated. Victim the other side of murder starts off like an episode of er.
Legal technology entrepreneur gary kinder earned a law degree, but he didnt go straight into the law. Since 1988, kinder has taught legal writing to lawyers and judges throughout the united states. I agree with some of the other posts that the robberymurder scene is disturbing and difficult to watch. An investigation into the extraterrestrial experiences of eduard meier 1987, and the new york times bestseller, ship of gold in the deep blue sea 1998. This is a story of the other side of murder, the story of the victims, one, that in the 1970s and 80s was not often. Gary kinder was producing the usual true crime account when cortneys father byron convinced him to change focus completely from dale pierre, the psycho perpetrator, to cortney, the living and suffering victim. Along the way, kinder victim introduces the reader to a genuine american archetypethe. The paperback of the ship of gold in the deep blue sea. Gary kinder is the author of the true crime classic, victim. Roberts was convicted only of armed robbery and was paroled in 1987. This book took 7 years to write for a really interesting reason.
It remains one of the most influential books in the victims rights movement and has become required reading in criminology courses across the country. Gary kinder explores the hifi murders in his 1982 book, victim, which largely focuses on the naisbitt family in the wake of the crime. However, the two fell out in 1980, when kinder refused to sign over 10% of the books proceeds to selby. First published in 1980, victim was, and remains, a landmark turning point in the thennewly emerging victims rights movement. In april 1974, in the basement of a stereo shop in ogden, utah, five people were forced to drink liquid drain cleaner and then shot in the head at pointblank range. It wasnt just that cameron had decided to embellish the actual story of the sinking of the titanic by adding a romance between two starcrossed lovers, but hed also framed his story with a tale of hightech, modernday treasure hunters. The other side of murder by gary kinder librarything. Two of the victims were members of the naisbitt familymother carol, who died, and 16yearold son cortney, who somehow survived. A test of love tv movie book victim 1985 national geographic explorer tv series documentary writer 1 episode water, birth, the planet earth 1985. Without the book, its just another latenight yawner on late night cable tv. Victim, the other side of murder by gary kinder 1982.
Naisbitt he wanted to set up a trust fund for cortney, based on a percentage of the book and film rights. In episode 38 we cover the horrific events that became known as the hifi murders. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading victim. In victim, the first true crime book to go beyond the headlines and tell story of love, loss, courage. I think the story on film doesnt have near the impact the book does, kinder said. Gary kinder visits the program this week, to discuss his path from law school graduate, to parttime prosecutor, to bestselling author who shifted the paradigm of true crime nonfiction, with his book victim. Gary kinder lives in seattle with his wife and two daughters. It is a horrific story of the hifi murders, but kinders main focus is the victims of the torturous, murderous night in ogden in 1974.
Victim focuses on the members of one family including a mother who died after the attack and a son who was left barely alive as they fought for his survival and struggled to rebuild their lives. An investigation into the extraterrestrial experiences of eduard meier 1987, and the new york times best seller, ship of gold in the deep blue sea 1998. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. How colt naisbitt managed to pull through, and the emotional strain his family underwent during his yearlong hospitalization, is the heart of kinders story. Now a classic of true crime, victim takes a compelling and tragic look at how lives are changed forever by a random act of violence. The other side of murder, has investigated the meier story. Gary kinder is a new york times bestselling author, a lawyer, and an entrepreneur, who created and founded wordrake, the first editing software for professionals. Instead, he taught writing at his alma mater, became a published author himself, and began traveling the country teaching lawyers how to write it was during this decadeslong teaching stint kinder realized he could leverage his passion for writing and teaching to create software that. This goes on for 12 pages before the book goes into the disgusting events that lead to these victims being carted to the hospital. The other side of murder by gary kinder now a classic of true crime. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. It was a standout of the genre for this very reason, earning praise from newsweek as truman capotes in cold blood turned inside out, and became a pivotal part of the fbi training program at quantico. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. For example, victim by gary kinder, a book published last summer, told the story of a 16yearold boy who was one of two survivors after robbers forced him and four others to drink drano, the.
The other side of murder by gary kinder, paperback. Gary kinder waited nearly a decade for his book on the notorious hi fi shop murders to be made into a television movie. He began researching this story in 1987 and was aboard the arctic discoverer in 1989, when thompson announced his find to the public. We will discuss the torture five individuals had to endure at the hands of the sadistic captures as well as the strength some had to survive. See all books authored by gary kinder, including ship of gold in the deep blue sea, and victim. Now a classic of true crime, victim is a compelling and tragic look at how lives can be changed forever by a random. Browse gary kinders bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Doctors, nurses, technicians all going to work to save two gun shot victims. Captain william lewis herndon was memorialized in gary kinders. Victim was the first book to go beyond the headlines and statistics about violent crime, to tell the victims dramatic story of love, loss and courage. The crime resulted in the deaths of three victims and in horrific injuries to the surviving two. Gary kinder is the author of the bestselling books victim, light years and ship of gold in the deep blue sea. Ship of gold in the deep blue sea by gary kinder isbn.
When gary kinder who would achieve even more fame and bestsellerdom in the 1990s with ship of gold in the deep blue sea wrote this litterature verite account of an executionstyle bloodbath during an armed robbery, his emphasis on the victims perspectives changed the true crime genre forever. He has been researching this story since 1987 and was aboard the groups vessel at sea when tommy thompson first announced his. Tv movie on hi fi murders is a dud, author says deseret. He has been researching this story since 1987, two years before the s. An investigation into the extraterrestrial experiences of eduard meier. Listen to true crime couple episodes free, on demand. Gary kinder is a writer, known for national geographic explorer. The other side of murder kindle edition by kinder, gary. Victim was the first book to go beyond the headlines and statistics about violent crime, to tell the victims dramatic story of love, loss, and courage.
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