Kniha Victor Ernest Hoffman MARK KELLY

Victor Ernest Hoffman

the Shell Lake Murderer

Jazyk: Angličtina
Vazba: Brožovaná
Vydavatel: SilverBack
Dostupnost: Skladem u dodavatele
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Victor Ernest Hoffman: the Shell Lake MurdererIn the early morning of August 15, 1967, the peaceful...

Informace o knize

Jazyk
Angličtina
Vazba
Kniha - Brožovaná
Vydáno
2026
Stránek
418
EAN
9798224897094
Enbook ID
50476970
Vydavatel
Hmotnost
483
Rozměry
140 x 216 x 22

Kompletní popis

Victor Ernest Hoffman: the Shell Lake Murderer

In the early morning of August 15, 1967, the peaceful silence of rural Saskatchewan was shattered by an unthinkable act of violence. Victor Ernest Hoffman, driven by psychotic command hallucinations and a belief that he was battling demonic forces, entered the Peterson family farmhouse and murdered nine people, including six children. The only survivor was four-year-old Phyllis Peterson, spared by a killer who claimed she had "the face of an angel".

This book meticulously reconstructs the "mechanics of mass murder" and the collective terror of the three-day manhunt that followed. Beyond the forensic details, it offers a profound analysis of the systemic failures that allowed a dangerous, untreated schizophrenic to be released into an unsupervised community with ready access to firearms. From the courtroom dilemma of prosecuting "the craziest man in Saskatchewan" to the lifelong resilience of survivor Phyllis Peterson and her sister Kathy, this narrative explores the enduring questions of mental illness, legal responsibility, and the fragile nature of safety in isolation. It is a haunting exploration of a community's lost innocence and a family's irretrievable loss


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