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Book Review of Deranged : The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer

Deranged : The Shocking True Story of America's Most Fiendish Killer
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On June 3 1928, a kindly, elderly benefactor showed up at the Budd family home and offered to take their daughter, Grace, to a niece's birthday party. Grace was never seen or heard from again and it would take six years for the ghastly truth of what happened to emerge. I read a fair amount of true-crime stories, and this is one of the most gruesome I've ever read. Highly recommend this if you're into the true-crime genre.