Runaway Devil: How Forbidden Love Drove A 12-Year-Old To Murder Her Family (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
I came to read this book after watching the "J.R." case on "Deadly Women". Since I already read a lot about it, I was not expecting an easy read.Fortunately, it's quite poignant. In fact, it's a very reliable source on the "J. Richardson / Steinke" case - not just about the crime itself, but it showed how the relationship between "J.R." (who we all know is named "Jasmine Richardson", if you did your homework!) and her parents. And, of course, how it all ended up.One thing I will tell you is that DO NOT, by any means, expect a light read. This book kept me awake a few nights when I read it. I am fascinated by what makes people murder - especially children and those you wouldn't think would ordinarily "do such a thing." As an armchair psychologist, delving into the minds of sociopaths and people with borderline personality disorders is very interesting.This little girl (now an adult getting ready to be unleashed back into society) bears a startling resemblance to Karla Holmolka - and that's not a good thing. Makes you hope and pray that your children just act out by smoking pot.
What do You think about Runaway Devil: How Forbidden Love Drove A 12-Year-Old To Murder Her Family (2009)?
Gonna have to read this. I used to live literately a few blocks from where the family used to live.
—yeimirockz27
What a gruesome read; I hope that this is not a reflection of the next generation coming up...
—Shyne
Poorly written, but the story was worth learning about.
—julsm7
