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Terror in the Adirondacks: The True Story of Serial Killer Robert F. Garrow Paperback – January 1, 2009

by Lawrence P. Gooley (Author)

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In the summer of 1973, a serial killer's rampage in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York State changed the region forever. Innocent visitors and campers were brutally knifed to death, terrifying thousands of residents and vacationers. A peaceful part of America was lost, as people armed themselves and locked their doors, living and sleeping in fear. It was a reign of terror the likes of which the mountains had never seen. And it was all the vile handiwork of one very troubled, dangerous Robert Francis Garrow. But there is much more to Garrow's story than a series of murders. Before he was captured, there was the longest manhunt in Adirondack history, and one of the longest the state has ever seen. There was a bizarre trial, with horrifying revelations that shocked the senses of citizens from coast to coast. There was also Robert Garrow's unfortunate, unbelievable childhood, including horrific beatings, bestiality, bloodshed, and more. There was his secret life of crime as an adult, his frequent improbable escapes from the law, his years in maximum-security prisons, and his incredible manipulation of legal, medical, and correctional professionals right up to the state level. The case also spawned a nationwide debate about legal ethics, and eventually became the testing ground for one of the basic tenets of the American legal system. Today, it is discussed in virtually every college course addressing legal ethics and client confidentiality. Garrow was a serial rapist and serial killer, but his number of victims may never be known. He admitted to several such crimes, but there may be many others forever relegated to cold case files from central New York north to the Canadian border. It's an incredible story, and it's all here. For the first time ever, Robert F. Garrow's story from birth to grave. Not a pretty part of Adirondack history, but a part of it nonetheless. 216 Pages. Paperback. 2009.

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English
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Bloated Toe Publishing
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January 1, 2009
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0979574137
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978-0979574139
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloated Toe Publishing (January 1, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0979574137
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0979574139
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces

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Karen Cullen

Great read

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It’s a great book to read and recommend to others

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Alicia Butler

The reason for three stars

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I didn't find it written very well. It was factual. I did like it because it was a local story.

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John Mercier

" A Factual Account"

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2013

This was interesting to me for several reasons. First I lived in the area of upstate New York in 1973 when Robert Garrow lived out his reign of terror of murder, rape, and kidnapping. I spend time in the woods of the Adirondacks still today, so I could identify with what the law enforcement people went through searching for Garrow in the dense woods. Lastly I could not believe what a mess our correctional system was in the 70's.

The author, Lawrence P. Gooley, showed in this book that Robert Garrow could move through the justice and correctional systems of New York State easier than he moved through the woods of the Adirondacks. Garrow used the legal system and client privilege to muddy the NYS justice system so well that he was able to get into a medium security prison, Fishkill and from there he made his escape. Law students today still learn from the mistakes of the justice system involving Garrow.

Lastly the author took the time to go over Robert Garrow's childhood of repeated beatings by both his mother and father. Here you learn how a monster was created.

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