Jaycee Lee Dugard: the books that tell of her kidnapper's psychotic obsession

[benbennett]

Have a look at her alleged kidnappers book collection.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...obsession.html

[Charms7]

Phillip Gorrido was one sick puppy alright.

[Srbo]

Well, Mr Koontz had nothing to do with the mindset of that guy.

The guy was and is sick, period, hopefully nobody will say that Mr Koontz stories had something to do with it.

I am really glad that the girl is alive and I hope she will recover from that horrible experience, even though I highly doubt that. At least not fully.

But, she is back to the normal World again, at least that is a good start.

[kingricefan]

I just hope that the fact that he was a Koontz fan isn't made into some huge deal by the media. Dean Koontz doesn't deserve to be dragged into some sick psychotic's law-breaking existence. Reading Koontz books does not make one a psycho. (Even if all he seems to write these days are books with gifted dogs, haha) Don't get me wrong, I like Koontz, but mainly his older books (the ones with all the monsters and psycho's in them!). This kidnapper and rapist of a child and his wife both deserve the fullest punishment of the law! What they have done to this poor girl (now a woman with two children fathered by this monster) and her family is despicable! I can't imagine what that girl and her family are experiencing.

[sknut70]

Its always sad when they blame a book, movie, or music for someone’s bad behavior. This guy was suffering some serious psychosis and if he did not find Dean Koontz's characters to identify with he would have found someone else.

that’s some bad Publicity for Koontz to say the least, I’m reminded of the Rage incident, and king subsequent removal of the book from circulation.

[arista]

Sick somehow does not really qualify what he did to that poor girl.

[staropeace]

Low and common for any reporter to discuss the genre of books this sicko read in regards to having an affect on his crimes.
Any fricken cretin knows that reading a book about murder doesnt make one a murderer. It doesnt change the basic nature of a person. Nature and nurture takes care of that...and a big of the double-helix thrown in.
Bad writing skills of a reporter,on the other hand, may explain where this foolishness orginated from...........ouch a preposition......

[kingricefan]

Sick somehow does not really qualify what he did to that poor girl.

And it certainly doesn't justify his wife's lack of going to the authorities when she knew what had taken place. All those years and not saying a word about it........ That's just as sick as what he did, IMHO.

[Srbo]

Amazing that he didn`t have " The Catcher in the Rye " on his bookshelf...

A lot of maniacs claimed the Catcher made `em do it, at least one time now that book is not "Sam`s dog " if you know what I mean...

[michal]

I think it's interesting, and I'm sure those who claim television is responsible for violence will also point out that horror books do the same. Personally I think deranged minds can find mirrors where ever they look, and I doubt The Catcher in The Rye was really responsible for John Lennon's death or for that poor girl's tragedy.

And yet, I have to admit that I'm a bit disgusted to hear this freak is an enthusiastic reader. It feels like a blasphemy.