Karen Chisholm
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BLOOD STAIN - Peter Lalor
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
You can't possibly say that you've ever been looking forward to reading a book about a case like this, but I have had this book here since it was first published, and I've picked it up and read a little now and then since then. Frankly, the subject matter made me queasy.
But in the same way that the author wanted to know what on earth made Knight go so far over the top, ultimately, I was wondering the same thing. So I eventually stopped sooking and sat down and read this book.
It's no wonder that Katherine Knight is never to be released, and whilst the circumstances of her life are delved into in this book, you still wonder why or how it is that a woman could go so far over the top. So very very far over the top. I think BLOOD STAIN does give you an inkling into what can turn a woman into a killer. I'm not sure anyone could explain what would turn a woman into the sort of killer Kath Knight became. Interesting book about a very stomach turning case.
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On 29th February 2000, Katherine Knight committed an unspeakable act. A mother of four and a grandmother, she seduced and then stabbed John Price 37 times.
A former abattoir worker, she skinned him.
A loving partner, she cooked him with vegetables, making a soup with his head. Made gravy. Left him on plates for his family. Why?
Pricey was her de facto and he wanted out. She didn't like that.
People said that most of the time Katherine Knight seemed normal... until she got angry. She was judged to be legally sane when she committed a crime so horrible that the media shied away from the detail.
Journalist Peter Lalor covered the trial and wanted to know what made Knight go way over the borderline. In this unflinching account he uncovers the layers of her dysfunction, opening the door of 84 St Andrews Street and taking us into the lives of Knight's ex-partners, her family and the locals of Aberdeen, New South Wales. At the time of writing, Katherine Knight was the only woman serving a life sentence in Australia. She is never to be released.
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