A border patrol gets the job he wanted. Using all the tools at his disposal. Turns Laredo's residents life’s in danger.

This was a really well done true crime nonfiction book, I really didn’t know anything about this case. It was written perfectly and had that element that I was expecting from a nonfiction true crime book. It was well researched and left me wanting to read more from Rick Jervis.

The Devil Behind the Badge is the shocking true-crime story of a U.S. Border Patrol agent turned serial killer, the four sex workers whom he mercilessly killed, and the upended border town of Laredo where his heinous crimes occurred.

Wow, what a sad story to read about the lives of the women who were killed and the coverup and lack of interest in holding individuals with authority to accountability.

The book included interesting background information, the history of the border patrol, and the towns and locations.

The author laid out the story well, giving families the opportunity to discuss their loved ones who died. I felt like I was watching an episode of Dateline or a true crime show, as the story was told so well and in such rich detail.

I would recommend The Devil Behind the Badge not only for its solid storytelling but also for its insight into these individuals' lives and for learning about the history of the town and the border patrol.

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The Devil Behind the Badge by Rick Jarvis is a very disturbing true crime novel, but part of the crime is how the perpetrator came to be in the story at all. Decorated war veteran, family man, Border Patrol agent for ten years, no outward sign of inner conflict or distress, barring everyday problems. The wife knew differently, however. She began taking their three children for extended holidays to her parents because of Ortiz’s drinking and worsening pill addiction, not to mention his fondness for the girls on Laredo street, who were funding addictions of their own. No one expected the explosion of violence from Juan David Ortiz from September 3 to September 15, 2018 that claimed lives of familiar faces haunting the streets of Laredo looking for momentary relief. Reading the book was like watching a veritable freight train wreck; you see it coming for train and passengers but you can’t look away.