Summary of Charles Bosworth's A Killer Among Us

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#1 When Mike arrived at the house, he found his wife’s body on the floor between the sink and the island. She was dressed just as he had seen her at work earlier that day. The side of her head was matted with blood, and there was no hope for survival.

#2 The next few minutes were a scene out of a horror movie as neighbors summoned by Mike began CPR on Elizabeth. The paramedics arrived and took over, cutting away Elizabeth’s blouse and bra so they could get to her chest. As they worked, Elizabeth’s blood-red hair was seen for the first time.

#3 The Van Iseghems were a family who had always been protected by their faith and love. They had never experienced crime or hate, and they did not want to start now.

#4 The Van Iseghems were a family of four daughters and two sons. They had grown up in Overland, a suburb on the western edge of the increasing sprawl of St. Louis. They had bought their first home in 1956. But Elizabeth’s arrival stretched the limits of the space there, and they moved in 1964 to a larger, two-story house just a few blocks down the same street.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Aug 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822564435

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Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

When Mike arrived at the house, he found his wife’s body on the floor between the sink and the island. She was dressed just as he had seen her at work earlier that day. The side of her head was matted with blood, and there was no hope for survival.

#2

The next few minutes were a scene out of a horror movie as neighbors summoned by Mike began CPR on Elizabeth. The paramedics arrived and took over, cutting away Elizabeth’s blouse and bra so they could get to her chest. As they worked, Elizabeth’s blood-red hair was seen for the first time.

#3

The Van Iseghems were a family who had always been protected by their faith and love. They had never experienced crime or hate, and they did not want to start now.

#4

The Van Iseghems were a family of four daughters and two sons. They had grown up in Overland, a suburb on the western edge of the increasing sprawl of St. Louis. They had bought their first home in 1956. But Elizabeth’s arrival stretched the limits of the space there, and they moved in 1964 to a larger, two-story house just a few blocks down the same street.

#5

The Van Iseghem family was very close, and they all loved and protected each other. Elizabeth, the youngest and smallest, was always the center of attention. She was as close to perfect as possible.

#6

Elizabeth, the youngest Van Iseghem sister, was a good student who excelled in poetry and giving speeches. She was also athletic, and played on Incarnate Word’s renowned volleyball team.

#7

The radio broadcast for officers to respond to a woman in trouble at 12 Hidden Meadow Court caught Lieutenant Patrick McCarrick’s attention as he sat in his squad car and talked to Sergeant Mike Powell in an adjacent car. He rushed into the house, and saw a group of people standing around the body of a woman who had been raped.

#8

As the wail of the ambulance's siren began to fade, McCarrick concentrated on the task at hand. He ordered Powell to secure the house to preserve the evidence. He radioed the station for two more cars to control the crowd, and then took it upon himself to shoo the onlookers off the DeCaro lawn.

#9

Rick DeCaro, who was also a gangly, thin boy, became friends with Elizabeth in elementary school. They would ride to school together, and Rick would spend time at the Van Iseghem house. Georgianna began to notice how much Rick enjoyed the company of girls.

#10

The Van Iseghems had a new family wedding and a new delicatessen, but the best-laid plans. . The week that Georgianna and Jim signed a $100,000 loan for the new shop, they learned that Georgianna was pregnant with their seventh child.

#11

In July 1979, Elizabeth was pregnant with Rick DeCaro’s child. The Van Iseghems were shocked, and Margie was enraged. She thought that Elizabeth, who seemed so sheltered, would not become sexually active at sixteen.

#12

The news of the baby changed everything for Rick. He immediately asked Elizabeth to marry him, and she accepted. But Georgianna and Jim decided that Elizabeth was too young for the marriage, so they offered a counter-proposal. Elizabeth would stay home and study with a tutor until the baby was born. Then she would return to high school as a senior and get her diploma.

#13

The wedding was pleasant, and everyone seemed to have accepted the situation. Rick had already bought a house in St. Charles, a suburb to the west of St. Louis. He had completely remodeled it, and soon after the wedding, they moved in.

#14

The police chief, Dave King, was sent to investigate the murder of