Asanti- Semester 1 SSR Blog Post

During the first semester, I was able to read two books. Of the two books, I will be discussing
The Trash Bag Murderer by Tony Stewart. In the true crime biography, Tony Stewart talks about
the life of a serial killer named Patrick Kearney. The book was relatively short, having around
180 pages with a big font. Stewart knew Patrick since he was a young child. Patrick Kearney killed
more than 30 people and molested each one of his victims. Even though he had done all of this, he
never got the death penalty, only because he confessed to most of his killings. When I first started
reading it, I was interested because the book details how a man was able to get away with so many
killings for so long. Patrick Kearney had a 180 IQ and was able to outsmart the police. Then as I
kept reading it, I got tired of reading about all the killings, especially when Tony talks about how
Kearney killed then raped little boys. I would recommend this book to people who like reading true
crime books. Not everyone would be able to stomach the contents in this book. It was an interesting
read because I have never read a true crime before, but I doubt I will read one willingly again.