Killer Twins

By Michael Benson

Book Overview

They Looked Alike. . . Robert Bruce Spahalski and Stephen Spahalski were identical twins. Same hair, same eyes, same thirst for blood. Stephen was the first brother to kill--by viciously bashing in storeowner Ronald Ripley's head with a hammer. Acted Alike. . . Unlike Stephen, Robert didn't stop with just one victim. With the cord of an iron, Robert strangled prostitute Morraine Armstrong while having sex. With his bare hands, he choked his girlfriend Adrian Berger. He brutally bludgeoned to death businessman Charles Grande. Even his friend Vivian Irizarry didn't escape his lurid killing spree. Robert ultimately confessed to the four murders in vivid detail. But police suspected there were many more. And Slaughtered Alike. . . The twins' twisted story became even more bizarre as the true nature of their sick psyches came to light. In these pages, Robert Spahalski reveals for the first time the horrific details of his life and crimes in a disturbing look at the inner workings of a homicidal mind. . . Includes 16 Pages of Shocking Photos

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786022051
• ISBN13: 9780786022052
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 4.0" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Stunning

February 04, 2010: When Stephen Spahalski was released from prison in 2009, the Elmira, NY community was all abuzz about what he and his brother Robert "Bruce", had done. In a search, I found out this book was coming out. I wanted to read it, only to find out what was "true" and what was "rumor". I was stunned. Mr. Benson truly did his homework. From the Spahalski's childhood, their drug fueled crime sprees and eventual murders, to the frustration and eventual relief of law enforcement in the solving of the murders, it's all there. Your heart breaks for the victim's families, and you get angry when the confessions come. There are a few graphic pictures in this book for the Ripley murder. If you enjoy reading "true crime" books, this is one to pick up. Once you start reading, you won't want to put the book down until you are done.

Wow!

One of the best true-crimers I've read in a while. I used to think that the reason the FBI profilers so frequently struggled with new cases was that no matter how many categories they came up with, people were snowflakes and psychos all went psycho in their own way. But here's a book that makes the case that psychopathic behavior is preprogrammed in the genes. Identical twins who competed by doing crimes, ever-escalating crimes, until both separately became killers, and killed in an identical way. Must read for all law enforcement and criminologists, and a bit of a page-turner to boot.