The Berman Murders
Unraveling the Mojave Desert's Most Mysterious Unsolved Crime
by Doug Kari
True Crime
Date Published: March 5th, 2024
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
At daybreak on January 6, 1986, a couple on a camping trip in the Mojave Desert set out for a stroll and never returned. The local sheriff’s office eventually discovered that Barry and Louise Berman had been murdered. As years passed and the double homicide remained unsolved, the Berman case spawned speculation and conjecture. Despite extensive investigation by local and federal authorities, to date there’s never been an arrest made in the case – let alone a conviction. But this doesn’t mean the crime is unsolvable.
After years of investigation, research, and interviews, Kari was able to link the Berman murders to a Cambodian sex crimes and trafficking case involving a former Marine. This is the first book to tell the full story of the Berman murders and uncover the likely suspect.
My Review - 4 1/2 of 5 stars -
4 1/2 stars. It had been a while since I read a true crime book, and I found this to be intriguing. All the research from before the disappearance to well after was very interesting. Things that went wrong and held up the investigation seemed incredible but probably appropriate for that time. The murderer was named with more legalese and procedures to still keep him from paying for the crime. The author documented all sources gathered over about a decade so that one could check on the facts. Justice kind of won out in the end. My only issue was with the bouncing back and forth in time. Maybe a depiction of the timeline would have helped.
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