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| Title | THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL |
|---|---|
| Author | TONY JOHNSON |
| Publisher | SCHOLASTIC INC |
| Subject | FICTION |
| Age Group | 5 - 8 |
| Series | |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Available | NO |
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The Homicidal Handyman of Oak Park: Morris Solomon Jr.
By Tony Ray Harvey
| AS FAR AS FITTING THE STEREOTYPES bestowed to infamous chain-link murderers that exist outside African American culture, there was a time when black serial killers were recognized, to some extent, implausible by purported experts who probably cared not to explore the primary nature of the slayersâ?? transgressions. Nevertheless, the obscured story of handyman Morris Solomon Jr. has to be one of the most interesting tales untold as it is one of the most horrific yarns in the annals of American crime. The handymanâ??s misdeeds, when briefly brought to the publicâ??s attention, virtually reminded society that killers continuously come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. Solomon was convicted of killing six young women, ages 16 to 29, in the Sacramento, California, neighborhood of Oak Park between 1986 and 1987. The handymanâ??s grisly method of murder left detectives and medical examiners mystified. The identification process of his victimsâ?? remains was distinctly a laborious assignment, too. The victims â??drug addicts, prostitutes, and devout mothers â?? were stuffed in closets, hidden under debris, and arguably, one court judge strongly considers, buried alive. In retrospect, the handyman was first accused of murder in the mid-1970s; and authorities suspect him to be linked to four more homicides in Sacramento. Solomon â?? once declared as a â??Mentally Disordered Sex Offenderâ??â?? is now on death row in Northern Californiaâ??s San Quentin State Prison awaiting execution. The unassuming handymanâ??s 18-year reign of terror includes a record of sexual assaults, attempted kidnappings, and separate despicable sex acts performed strictly for humiliation. In The Homicidal Handyman of Oak Park: Morris Solomon Jr., author and journalist Tony Ray Harvey recounts the black serial killerâ??s dysfunctional upbringing, atrocious crimes, and hardly noticeable court trial. Harveyâ??s book also provides explicit crime scene photos, the history of the death penalty system in the state of California, the city of Sacramentoâ??s drug culture in the mid-1980s, and exclusive prison interviews of the mild-mannered handyman. | |
| Publisher | AuthorHouse |
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| ISBN | 9781456745455 |
| Google Link | Click Here |
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