Review: True crime for the squeamish!!!!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2013
As a fan of true crime stories I am drawn to the exploration of the dark side of the human mind.  What could be a bigger betrayal than the trust we learn to put in medical professionals?  This is an easy short read full of the twisted actions of otherwise intelligent doctors who veered into dangerous mental illness.  The first study happened in the late 1800's, but could easily be the plot to a modern slasher/stalker film.  Also included is the fascinating story of Dr. Jeffrey R. MacDonald who was convicted of murdering his family and concocting an elaborate cover-up based on a 'Manson Family' style hippie cult killing.  I can remember watching a made-for-tv movie about this guy when I was a child.  It scared me then, and it scares me now.  I was very entertained by the variety of material and passed it off to my wife who is reading it now.  I can't fail to mention the misguided Woman who advised her patients they could live on nothing but teaspoons full of juice, and eventually starved them to death.