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The Dark Son
The Dark Son
Author: Denise Lang
Follows the case of Matthew Heikkila, a young man who was tried for killing his adoptive parents Richard and Dawn and who pleaded not guilty by reason of the "Adopted Child Syndrome."
ISBN-13: 9780380775958
ISBN-10: 0380775956
Publication Date: 8/1995
Pages: 408
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Publisher: Avon Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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junebug-annie avatar reviewed The Dark Son on + 14 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Through his own writings we can look into the mind of a teenage killer. When a crime so senseless is committed we always ask why. How did this happen. Why did we not see this coming? We try to find answers. "Adopted Child Syndrome"? Bad seed? Something in the brain that short circuits? Sometimes an evil child can be born. A child born without that cell that keeps most of us from carrying out a fantasy so deadly. As much as we try to get answers there are times there is no answer at all. It is what it is and it shows we will never truly understand the human mind.
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Sandiinmississippi avatar reviewed The Dark Son on + 265 more book reviews
Standard true crime book and an interesting enough crime. I felt a lot of it was redundant but I guess the young man's reasoning was somewhat that way. He played over and over again in his head the same old tired thoughts of being 'abused' and 'not loved enough.' A completely selfish and sad person.


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