Strangler

Anthony Allen Shore was an American serial killer and child molester who was responsible for the slayings of one woman and three girls. He operated from 1986 to 2000, and was known as the "Tourniquet Killer" because of his use of a ligature with either a toothbrush or bamboo stick to tighten or loosen the ligature. STRANGLER is the story of this serial killer, his victims, the investigation, his confession, his trial. Shore could have had a wonderful life. He was a musical prodigy, able to play almost any instrument that he picked up. Unfortunately his home life was a mess and without any guidance, he began hanging around with people who were bad influences. But he wanted to be famous .... He found that getting away with murder was a high for him. Even after he married and fathered two daughters, nothing compared to the feeling when he 'pulled one over the cops'. This is his story ... good, bad, indifferent .... a matter of nature .. or nurture? This is a well written documentation of the life ... and death... of this brutal human monster who destroyed so many lives. Many thanks to Kensington Books/Pinnacle and Netgalley for this true crime digital copy. The author passed away in 2014. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.