Murder in McHenry
By: Paul Scharff
Genre: Nonfiction True Crime
Pages: 249
Published: 2013
Read: November
2 out of 5
I live in
McHenry, where this murder took place and vaguely know the Scharff family.
While the premise was on the murder of Paul Scharff’s father and employee the
underlying message was the incompetency of the McHenry Police Department. It
took 27 years and the family to finally solve the case, plus the police never
really admitted their negligence. I found the book scary because of the poor investigating
by McHenry County since I still live here. However, the book was so poorly edited
and continually repeated the same facts over and over throughout the chapters
it literally drove me crazy. I kept saying to myself “You already told us that”.
Therefore, my 2 star rating is based on
the way the book was edited and written. I feel the actions by Paul, his
family, and the others involved did a remarkable job at making the community
aware of how McHenry County Police Department poorly handled the investigation
of these murders.
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