I Would Find a Girl Walking: Every Female Was Prey, (Paperback)

When you read I WOULD SEE A GIRL WALKING, you will not find the somewhat usual ‘blood & guts' telling, nor the over-sensationalized deeds related of a madman's actions. What Kathy Kelly and Diana Montane present in this new all-too-true book about Gerald Paul Stano is a cleanly told story, with the analytical, critical view that only an experienced professional reporter can provide. As a young crime-beat reporter, Ms Kelly first reported on Stano's heinous acts, at the time not knowing that the numerous slayings were the responsibility of one depraved individual. Only after a wounded but alive victim escapes his clutches does the truth come to light. In this narrative, the authors delve into the investigations into the crimes, both before and after Stano's arrest. They also do a remarkable job relating the tremendous cost and pain the victim's families suffer in his wake, a subject often ignored in this genre. In a seldom seen coup, reporter Kathy Kelly becomes Gerald Stano's sounding board, as, for over a year, he sends her over 40 letters, reproduced here word for word, which give a chilling backdrop to his future acts, as well as a stark look into the mind and soul of a true psychopath (If a psychopath can really have a soul). Like a demented but spoiled child when he doesn't get his way, Stano describes in great but detached detail how just the wrong word or look would mean the immediate end to the lives of so many young women. Brutal for their bluntness, absolutely chilling in their indifference to human life. To know there are people like this in our world (I lived two doors down from him up until the day of his arrest) is a scary thought, but one that we all need to be aware of. Kathy Kelly and Diana Montane have presented the case of a madman, one who lived undetected amongst us for far too long, in an accurate and concise fashion – a book that should serve as a warning to ourselves as well. An excellent read.