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| Blue Moon: 6/10 |
| Friday, November 17, 2006 |
Today, is a novel by James King. It takes place in the 1940's. This is a novel about the real Evelyn Dick. Evelyn Dick was convicted for killing her husband. She obtained the name, "Torso Murderer" seeing as the head, legs and arms of his body were cut off. She was later convicted for the murder of her baby boy Peter David White, who was found, encased in cement under the floorboards of her home.
Novel: The Novel is from Evelyn's point of view and in it, she is innocent, in some way. There are many facts in the novel and elements which are true to the real events. Her life continues on to after she was released from prison, which is something unknown about the real Evelyn Dick.
I liked the book. It was good. Not great, just good. At the time I hadn't heard of the actual case of Evelyn Dick, so this book got me really interested in the murder. And it kind of makes you feel for her. Especially for me, since I didn't know it was based on a real woman prior to my reading of it.
There have been movies and tv shows made, about this event. I like thinking that the real Evelyn did what, the novel version did, after prison. But no one really knows what happened to her after she was released. She was going to be hanged, but her case was appealed and she, instead, got a life sentence in prison. She was paroled in 1958. Like I've said, no one really knows wh at happened to her after that.
Here is a picture of the real Evelyn Dick. Pretty isn't she?
If you're interested in the full story of Evelyn Dick, here's the website I got most of my information from. http://home.cogeco.ca/~mrcarle/evelyn.htm
There is a photo of John Dick's (the victim) body as it was found. It's kinda gross. It's hard to tell where the head and arms would've been.
There have been several plays, television shows and movies made about her. All of this took place in Hamilton, Ontario in Canada. Her trial was around March in 1946. There isn't that much information about her, but what there is, it's pretty interesting.
Sincerly,
DirtyVelvet |
posted by DirtyVelvet @ 9:28 AM  |
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i hear the ending's cheesy
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i hear the ending's cheesy