When Good Kids Kill

About this book

The crimes...the carnage...the warning signs....Why do "good kids" go "bad"? A searing look at murder among teens and how we can stop the violence. What made them snap? In New Jersey a quiet happy eighteen-year-old girl from a loving home successfully hides her pregnancy until prom night when she delivers then kills her baby.... In Nevada a high school honor student molests then kills a seven-year-old girl in the womens rest room of a casino.... In Washington two seventeen-year-old best friends become deeply involved in a "gothic" lifestyle and carry out the murder of an entire family of four for the excitement.... Behind the sensational horrifying teen crimes flooding the media the facts are sobering: violence among young adults is at an all-time high--approximately 20 percent of all known murderers in America are under the age of eighteen. Moreover the kids who kill are often the "good kids " the honorable trustworthy conscientious students who have no history of violence. In a searing probe of our nations most shocking cases a noted expert provides an in-depth look at the cases examining the warning signs and behavior patterns that can be a prelude to murder--and shows how parents teachers counselors and law enforcement officials can intercede before tragedy strikes.