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Without Remorse: The Story of The Woman Who Kept The Los Angeles' Serial Killers Alive | 
 enlarge | Author: Vonda L., Ph.d. Pelto
Publisher: Seven Locks Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 407496
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 362
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 0979585287
Dewey Decimal Number: 364
EAN: 9780979585289
ASIN: 0979585287
Publication Date: November 20, 2007
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Product Description
After the suicide of Veron Butts, a freeway killer who was housed in the Los Angeles County men s jail, the Los Angeles Mental Health Department was determined to keep the Los Angles Serial Killers alive. Vonda Pelto, a psychologist was selected for the task. Vonda s assignment was to meet with the serial killers daily and prevent them from harming themselves.
Without Remorse traces Vonda s surreal experience as she balanced a family life while spending her days with such notorious killers as Kenneth Bianchi (Hillside Strangler) and William Bonin (Freeway Killer) among others. During those years she developed personal relationships with these men and recorded her observations.
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The Worst Sociopaths of LA County June 28, 2008
Dr. Pelto's book is a brilliant examination of the twisted minds of the worst among us with no conscience. Her descriptions of the depraved sociopaths, the worst serial killers and rapists housed in the LA County Jail are graphic, disturbing, and brutally candid. She is also brutally honest about describing her own personal history and struggles and she is extremely candid about her feelings and reactions while working in this environment. Her indictment of the sexism displayed in the male dominated LA County Sheriff's Department is courageous and much needed. I greatly admire her personal honesty and courage as displayed in this book. Her writing is spellbinding and reminded greatly of the works of Joseph Wambaugh with its stark and brutal realism.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone wish an understanding of why society needs to be protected from those around us with no conscience or empathy for others. She has also provided vital information to the warning signs of developing sociopathy personalities. This information is invaluable for anyone working with children and adolescents.
Dr. Pelto's book will be a classic in the field of forensic psychology and a mega bestseller. It is must reading.
Grabbed me and forced me through it May 31, 2008
Brilliant... It really grabbed me. I loved it. It just kept me reading, which is astounding, because I haven't been through a novel or anything other than a magazine for about 10 years. I highly recommend this book, just be prepared for some outstandingly graphic stories. It will create very visible pictures in your mind.
one hel of a book May 30, 2008
powerful, riveting. real page turner. this incredable woman able to survive horrors most of can not even imagine. she is a survivor. waiting for the movie. loved it.
Wow! What a book! May 28, 2008
This book held my interest from beginning to end. I felt like I was walking the halls at the jail with Dr. Pelto, seeing the sights, smelling the odors, hearing the clanking of the doors. I felt her discomfort when she met with the various serial killers and listened to their detailed descriptions of their crimes. I couldn't have done the job she did!
 Raw, gritty and honest! May 19, 2008
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This is not your typical true crime story--this is the story of a normal, small town girl thrown into the wolves' den that was the Los Angeles Mens' County Jail back in the 80s! Names that can still evoke nightmares--Ken Bianchi, Doug Clark, William Bonin--were the budding psychologist's daily visitors. Vonda's job was to keep them alive, and theirs were the faces that greeted her each day--for coffee and cookies--and the chilling retellings of their crimes. Dr. Pelto seemlessly weaves the stories of these monsters with tales from her own life as she struggles to balance some semblance of normallcy with the terrors of her day job. Fasten your seat belts--this is a wild read!
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