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Letters from a Serial Killer
The true story of a mother and a journalist's fight to save a little girl's life
2016
First Published
4.22
Average Rating
90
Number of Pages

"After termination ... there is a let down. Anytime you get an adrenaline rush like that, there's a letdown. Hard enough where it puts you to sleep." - Curtis Dean Anderson from jail. Letters from a Serial Killer is a novella-length true crime/memoir about two women and their quest to find Xiana Fairchild, who was snatched off the streets of Vallejo on her way to the school bus stop and never seen again. In this book, reporter Kristi Belcamino and the woman who raised Xiana, Stephanie Kahalekulu, share details of their jailhouse conversations with the man who took Xiana, the letters he sent from behind bars and how they are forever bonded by their dealings with a monster, but more than that—by their quest for justice for Xiana. "Heartbreaking and horrifying, Letters From a Serial Killer delves into the thinking of a monstrous murderer - but it also reveals the brave struggles of the women who faced him in order to find justice for his victims. It's a powerfully emotional true account that simply must be read." – Claire Booth, author of true crime book, The False Prophet "An unflinching look at the mind of a notorious Northern California predator who shattered young lives - and invaded the psyche of the reporter who dared to confront him. Together with an anguished victim's mother, Kristi Belcamino fought for answers, at great personal and professional peril. Letters from a Serial Killer is required reading for the armchair criminal profiler. But be forewarned: this book is not for the meek." - Henry K. Lee, author of Presumed Dead: A True-Life Murder Mystery "In this heart-wrenchingly honest, gripping, and at times disturbing look at the inner workings of a missing child case, Kristi Belcamino and Stephanie Kahalekulu pull back the curtain to what it is truly like to go through an experience that changes the lives of all those involved." - Art, Books,& Coffee

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