Body Parts by Caitlin Rother
"The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth like gentle rain from Heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed. It blesses him that gives and him that takes." - from The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and as quoted in closing arguments by defense attorney Joseph Canty "The pain and the grief never go away." - Deputy District Attorney J. David Mazurek I am a big fan of Caitlin Rother's books. In my opinion, she writes true crime for the thinking person: a nonfiction narrative that doesn't exploit the crimes or the victims but tells their story in as a respectful way as possible. Despite having lived in California, I was unfamiliar with Wayne Adam Ford and his crime spree there in 1996-1997. Body Parts tells the story of the havoc he wreaked upon the state and, in particular, Humboldt, Kern, San Joaquin, and San Bernardino Counties. Ford's tale is a particularly gruesome one. Unlike most se...
