Crossing the Line: The True Story of Long Island Serial Killer Joel Rifkin by Lisa Pulitzer & Joan Swirsky [FIRST EDITION PAPERBACK] 1994 • Berkley

Crossing the Line: The True Story of Long Island Serial Killer Joel Rifkin by Lisa Pulitzer & Joan Swirsky

FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING [1994] BERKLEY TRUE CRIME

A Berkley mass market paperback original. 1st.

Book is in very good condition.

One read crease to spine.  Otherwise excellent. 

Reads good as new.

ABOUT THE BOOK

On June 28, 1993, two New York state troopers pulled over a beige Mazda for a minor traffic violation... And discovered a decomposing corpse in the cap of the truck.

Within twelve hours, Joel Rifkin confessed to seventeen murders...

He was a quiet, unassuming man—a 34-year-old horticulturist who lived with his mother on Long Island. No one guessed he might be living a double life, nurturing a secret passion for prostitutes... and a growing compulsion for violence. At what point did obsession become murder?

What early clues suggest a lifelong struggle with sanity?  How did the alleged murderer choose his victims? How did he dispose of the bodies? And what legal complications could set this alleged killer free?

In one of the most shocking and fascinating criminal cases of our time, two NEW YORK TIMES correspondents probe the startling complexities of the Joel Rifkin story-from the inside details of his bizarre first confession to the latest updates on his case. This riveting, in-depth account includes exclusive firsthand interviews, psychological evaluations, and a rare glimpse inside the mind of a man who crossed the line.