Peter Woodcock: Canada's Youngest Serial Killer (Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked The Nation) Paperback – January 12, 2016

I am finally getting around to writing a review of Peter Woodcock: Canada's Youngest Serial Killer. The book was well written, and provided pictures of the killer and some of his victims. It seemed to me that his foster family abetted some of his behavior even though they did seek mental health counseling. I’m surprised he was not caught after molesting some of the children. The mental health system clearly failed this young man and his victims. I like to read about true crimes but this book bothered me for some reason that’s why took me forever to write this review. Anyone interested in reading about real crimes should read this book. You would never believe this story if this book was a work of fiction.

I enjoy a good true crime story, and this one is probably one of the more gruesome I’ve read. It’s hard to say I enjoyed it, it was difficult to read at points because of the subject matter and the level of detail the author goes into.... plus the victims were often very young children making it even more difficult to comprehend. Giving it 4 stars because the story telling jumped around a bit, making it difficult to follow.

I had never heard of Peter Woodcock before I read this book. I am a huge fan of RJ Parker Publishing, and it was one of their featured books. I have to say that Mark Bourrie really impressed me with his writing. The book grabbed you from the beginning, and it didn't stop. I could not believe that Peter Woodcock aka David Michael Kreuger was let out on a day pass, let alone with Bruce Hamill. Peter Woodcock was a seriously messed up kid, and once they had him, they should have never let him out from whatever place they had him in. Seriously, read this book!!!! You will not be sorry that you did!

I was expecting a more detailed and better written account of the story. Apparently I didn't read the description well enough and overlooked the fact that this was merely a brief overview of what could have been so much more. Love true crime but I was disappointed with this one.

A very good book. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perhaps the author could write a longer book in future. ✌

This was a book about a teenage child killer the court found insane .It chronicles his stay at an mental hospital and first day pass ,that ends in yet another senseless murder.

This is a nice short read, but, captivating non the less. I only wish there were a more in depth book written about these horrible murders.

The writing was a bit unorganized and there seemed to be gaps.

I have read literally thousands of true crime books in my 65 years and this is one of the worst. I wish I had my money back.It's a thin book with large print (which is a blessing because you can read it in a very short time and won't have wasted too much of your time on it).It is badly written and confusing to read. The end is wholly unsatisfying and I suspect that even the author found the end result frustrating.

Like other titles in this series, this book is the length of a magazine article and can be read as quickly. One might quibble with the quality of the writing, but if you enjoy (as I do) reading about deeply disturbed, homosexually-oriented murders, this one's definitely worth buying. In fact, there are two such individuals in this story. Unlike some full-length true-murder books, one could never accuse the author of PETER WOODCOCK: Canada's Youngest Serial Killer of padding. It's a telegraph of perversion and violence. Yum-yum.

Whilst this had the makings of a really good book it was just not in-depth enough. Lots of interesting details like what happened to his family, were not explored. The innocent victims and how their lives were affected make for very interesting reading,, far more than details of the murders themselves.

I thought this was a good read, as I knew nothing about this very sick individual and his crimes. Be warned, disturbing in parts, but thought provoking, especially regarding the laws in that era, and mental health care.

Liked that was mini book and good story sad that wasn't longer and in more detail good read highly recommend