The Ripper's Children: Inside the World of Modern Serial Killers - E-book - ePub

I have lived an unusual life. Born into extreme poverty, I have been a cat burglar, convict, college graduate, and Iowa's first prison ombudsman. I was also a pardoned ex-offender and a trained hostage negotiator. My background included working as a private investigator on dozens of murder cases and other major felonies. Besides testifying as an expert on federal prison cases, I have consulted on numerous other murder cases around the country.
Also, I am the brother of a murder victim and of a convicted killer. Recently, I consulted on and appeared in two television specials, "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" for NBC and another John Wayne Gacy show due to appear on Netflix in April 2022. Now writing in retirement, I am working on a history of prisons in America and an autobiography. I spend my spare time studying the cases of Sherlock Holmes and raising corgis and coleus with my wife Sandra. Ilene W.
Devlin was born in Winterset, Iowa. Attending the University of Iowa, Devlin obtained a BA in anthropology and an MA in archaeology and museum training. She later worked in museums in Nebraska, Tennessee, and Alabama. Since 1986, Ilene Devlin has lived in San Antonio, Texas. Her freelance articles and essays have been published in newspapers in San Antonio and Iowa. Truth and Fiction: Essays & Short Stories on Life is her third book.
Her other books, Cherry Tree Dares: Essays on Childhood and Emma's World: A World War II Memoir, are available through book outlets.