Three Canadian True Crime Novels

Three Canadian True Crime Novels

Hello everyone and welcome back! Yesterday I finished the novel Life With Billy by Brian Vallée and I started thinking about other Canadian True Crime novels I've read. I feel that while these are extremely hard to read, I think they are important learning material for the future in the sense of working to make things better. With that in mind I decided to recommend three Canadian True Crime novels. The books that I'm about to recommend are difficult to read, they explain their respective cases in detail and they are graphic. I will give a brief warning with each book so you can get a sense of what to expect from each one and can decide for yourself if it's something you think you'd be able to handle or have interest in reading.

Without further delay, let's get started.

1. Life With Billy by Brian Vallée

Life With Billy tells us about the life of Jane Stafford from childhood up until about 2 years after she shoots her husband Billy Stafford. We hear the painful details of her marriage to Billy and find out what drove her to the point where his death seemed to be her only option.
This book contains child abuse, spousal abuse, mental abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, rape, bestiality and murder.
Published 1989. Approx. 211 pages.

2. Under The Bridge by Rebecca Godrey

Under The Bridge is the story of Reena Virk from childhood until her death. Reena Virk was a regular teenage girl who just wanted to fit in with everyone else. One night she believes she is meeting up to hang out with friends but she actually ends up going to her death.
This book contains bullying, brutal gang beating and murder.
Published 2006. Approx. 351 pages.

3. Runaway Devil: How Forbidden Love Drove a 12-Year-Old To Murder Her Family by Robert Remington, Sherri Zickefoose

Runaway Devil is the story about how 12-year-old Jasmine Richardson and her 23-year-old boyfriend murdered her parents and little brother. In this book, we learn how Jasmine convinced her boyfriend to kill both her parents while she kills her little brother so they can be together without her parents trying to keep them apart.
This book contains pedophilia, drug and alcohol abuse, and murder.
Published 2009. Approx. 288 pages.

These books all talk about the murder of an individual(s) in three very different circumstances. Each one with a different story to tell. Each one as painful to read as the last. If you know of any other Canadian True Crime novels, or even any that do not take place in Canada, which you believe should be read more comment them below. 

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Thanks for reading. See you on the moon! xo