The Devil You Know: The crime they said "could not happen

The Devil You Know: The crime they said "could not happen here"

On a foggy night on March 10, 1990, in Westport, Indiana, twelve-year-old Brad Maddux strolled over to a pickup truck to chat with his twenty-nine-year-old cousin, Douglas Sims. Brad was never seen again. It was not until the following night that Bradâ€™s family and friends noted his disappearance. As the small community searched frantically for Brad, officers questioned Douglas Sims several times. It was not until Sims was interviewed, using tactics by a seasoned investigator, did they learn the horrific truth: Sims had murdered Brad in a horrifying way, and buried his body in a place of symbolism and fear. Worse, Douglas Sims spoke of his crime as if it were of no concern. It changed the way an entire community began to feel: people began to lock their doors and guard their children, even when the monster was locked away in jail.
It was called â€œthe worse crime Decatur County had ever seenâ€ but this was not the end of the horror. Douglas Sims received a sentence the community felt was â€œa joke,â€ as one investigator believed. As the truth came out, mild-mannered and friendly neighbor Douglas Sims, who never even raised his voice, was exposed as a predator, a pedophile that preyed on the community children right before their parentâ€™s eyes. Years later, he derided the dead boy in a shocking display before the parole board that left hardened officers stunned.
This is the brutal, heartbreaking true story of the crime and punishment of a monster that preyed on the most vulnerable victims of all, a little boy who trusted, a community that refused to believe evil lurked among them, and of the law enforcement officers who brought a child killer to justice.

A portion of proceeds of this book will be donated to a nonprofit organization in the victim's name.
Country USA
Manufacturer True Crime Book.com
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-05-11
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	True Crime Book.com
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2013-05-11
Format	Kindle eBook

The Devil You Know: The crime they said "could not happen here"

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