REASONABLE DOUBT:A SHOCKING STORY OF LUST AND MURDER IN THE AMERICAN HEARTLAND BY STEVE VOGEL

REASONABLE DOUBT:A SHOCKING STORY OF LUST AND MURDER IN THE AMERICAN HEARTLAND BY STEVE VOGEL.

This is the second time I have read the book,or rather the second version of the book I have read. I have read the original copy many years ago and was more than curious as to what has happened since that terrible time.  For you see, I lived in Bloomington Illinois during the time of the Hendricks murders and many of us who did ,will NEVER forget waking up in the morning and hearing the horrible news of the crime.  It did change the atmosphere in our sleepy little town. Up to that point, crime was here, but not really talked about.  The Hendricks murder not only opened our eyes to the realization that murder could happen but it took a town that thought nothing of leaving doors unlocked and woke us up to the real world!  Like everyone else I watched the news and saw Mr.Hendricks look into the camera and tell the whole audience he forgave the person who butchered his family. Like most of us, I had decided early on that he was the killer.  Like the rest of Bloomington Illinois, I started making sure all the doors and windows were locked and I have never felt safe again.

Reasonable Doubt is a very very graphic book.  It describes in details not only the murder scene but the trial step by step.  If you are squeamish think twice about reading this book.

The book dives into the lives of David and his family .  It does have its dull spots here and there but if you want the real feel of a murder investigation Reasonable Doubt is for you. 

Mr Vogel the author worked as a local reporter and along with other reporters, carried the story. Mr. Vogel took the story and took it further by writing this book and the original book .

With the revised book he has taken and added various different opinions from officers, and various family and friends of Hendricks as well as new information , especially about Hendricks and his life after the murders. I think with this book, the revised edition he has taken the original book a step further allows the reader to decide for themselves: Guilty or Innocent.  Even after all these years , this book sets my nerves on edge. The main questions after reading Reasonable Doubt is Did Hendricks kill his family? Did the States Attn make a good enough case? If Hendricks did not do it who did?  Has justice been served for Susie and her children? And why the Hendricks home if it was random why did it not happen again? 

Needless to say REASONABLE DOUBT is still as intense as it was when first published.