A Hunger to Kill: A Serial Killer, a Determined Detective, and the Quest for a Confession That Changed a Small Town Forever

by Kim Mager and Lisa Pulitzer

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On September 13, 2016, in the small town of Ashland, Ohio, emergency dispatchers received a 911 call from a terrified woman who claimed to be kidnapped. The man holding her hostage was Shawn Grate, a serial killer whom the press later dubbed “The Ladykiller.” A key to his conviction and death sentence were Grate’s extensive recorded confessions - all extracted by one woman: Detective Kim Mager.

As an experienced specialist in sex offenses, Detective Mager was assigned to Grate’s case upon his arrest. Grate immediately latched onto her, refusing to speak to any other law enforcement officers, convinced...Read more
  • ISBN10 1250274885
  • ISBN13 9781250274885
  • Publish Date 19 August 2024
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint St Martin's Press