EYE OF THE BEAST The True Story of Serial Killer James Wood

Softcover. James Wood looked quite ordinary. A master at appearing normal, he wouldn't be noticed in a crowd. In the fall of 1992, when the friendly community of Pocatello, Idaho, opened its arms to Wood, little did residents realise the soft-spoken stranger in town was a serial killer. The truth came to light only after the abduction and murder of Jeralee Underwood, the 11yr old daughter of a devout Mormon family. The entire region was shocked and outraged. Now, the authors take us behind the headlines, into the heart of the Idaho investigation. Why had Wood got away with other murders for two decades? What made him so unlike other sexual psychopaths? After years of research, the authors skilfully re-create a story of how and why Wood killed, how a community coped with tragedy, and how law enforcement captured James Wood - one of America's most unusual serial killers. Illus. + Epilogue. 260pp. trade size softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. with no creasing to covers.