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Author:
Mikita Brottman
Publisher:
Henry Holt and Co.
Date:
July 6, 2021
The story of Brian Bechtold, who killed his parents in 1992 at the age of twenty-two.
What The Reviewers Say
Mikita Brottman is one of today’s finest practitioners of nonfiction that explores the uncertain truths revealed when violence crashes into human life.
While Brottman clearly believes Bechtold no longer poses a threat to himself or others, it may not be quite so clear to readers. Regardless, she makes a compelling case against the unjust, seemingly arbitrary treatment of those deemed criminally insane..
... fascinating, well-written.
Through in-depth research, patient interviews, and police and medical records, Brottman delivers a horrifying account.
