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Dangerous ground : my friendship with a serial killer / M. William Phelps.
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- ISBN: 9781496709523 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Kensington Books/Kensington Publishing Corp., [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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âAnyone can become a killer under the right circumstancesâeven you.â
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For the first time, award-winning investigative journalist M. William Phelps reveals the identity of âRaven,â the serial killer who co-starred with him on Dark Mindsâand tells the story of his intriguing bond with one of Americaâs most disturbing killers.
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In September 2011, M. William Phelps made a bold decision that would change the landscape of reality-based televisionâand his own life. He asked a convicted serial killer to act as a consultant for his TV series. Under the code name âRaven,â the murderer shared his insights into the minds of other killers and helped analyze their crimes. As the series became an international sensation, Raven became Phelpsâs unlikely confidante, allyâand friend.
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âIâm not making excuses for the eight murders I committed.â
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In this deeply personal account, Phelps traces his own familyâs dark history, and takes us into the heart and soul of a serial murderer. He also chronicles the complex relationship he developed with Raven. From questions about morality to Ravenâs thoughts on the still-unsolved, brutal murder of Phelpsâs sister-in-law, the author found himself grappling with an unwanted, unexpected, unsettling connection with a cold-blooded killer.
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âIt made me feel warm inside to know that I was responsible for that pain . . .â
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Drawing on over 7,000 pages of letters, dozens of hours of recorded conversations, personal and Skype visits, and a friendship five years in the making, Phelps sheds new light on Ravenâs bloody history, including details of an unknown victim, the location of a still-buried bodyâand a jaw-dropping admission. Eye-opening and provocative, Dangerous Ground is an unforgettable journey into the mind of a charming, manipulative psychopath that few would dare to knowâand the determined journalist who did just that.
