I listed to this while on a road trip to Missouri which was quite interesting being that many of the killers were serving time in Missouri.

I looked through this from my youth advocate and child development lens. The repeating factor was child abuse/neglect but not only from the guardians but those we are supposed to entrust. It’s easy to say that the cops, social workers, educators and therapist should have done more. But what people fail to realize, is that our system is flawed and failing. These people are overworked, underpaid l, overwhelmed and need of serious help.

This doesn’t justify what these men and women did but it does show that there are underlying factors and we can just simply call them senseless killers.

Thank you to the publisher, author, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest rating and review.

Much like the Netflix show, this book is so interesting and really lets the reader see into the minds of killers. It has been years since I watched the Netflix show, so I can’t really speak to how much crossover there is or how much new information is included in the book that wasn’t in the show.

What I like about this is that the crimes are not sensationalized. These are interviews with convicted killers who admit to their crimes. It’s intriguing to hear from them and the variety of answers they give as to the why, specifically how some express deep remorse while others just provide loads of excuses.

Thanks to Tantor Media, NetGalley, Danny Tipping, Ned Parker, and narrator Joe Hemple for the chance to review this audio advance copy of I Am A Killer. This is a collection of interviews with individuals that are in prison and those in their lives. It was quite interesting and informative. I will definitely be checking out the NetFlix documentary that they also did that was based on additional research. If you’re interested in true crime and the backstory of what makes a killer then this is definitely worth checking out.