Devil Child

by Vickie L. Dawkins

Book Overview

As seen on Geraldo Rivera's special on Devil Worship, this is the shocking tale of Sean Sellers who murdered his parents at Satan's command. A disturbing glimpse at America's obsession with the occult and a chilling portrayal readers will never forget.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312915330
• ISBN13: 9780312915339
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Wish this was still in print

I read this book and only recently dug up a copy for my library. Basically Sean Sellers, who murdered a store clerk and later his parents while they slept, claimed to be a satanist and was convicted of the murders and served on Oklahoma's death row until he was executed on Feb. 4, 1999. This book shows an unflattering picture of Sellers, particularly his actions after the murders. However the book has some flaws, including the lack of adjunct research, such as Sellers apparent psycopathology. The purple prose at the beginning and the tone at the first half of the book made me wonder if the authors were sympathetic to Sellers and believed his claims, and there was no detailed interview with Sellers. No Anne Rule methods here, though the case sorely needs it. Friends of Sean Sellers ( an actual group) were not pleased by this book. Either another book on this case needs to be written or this book with an addenum needs to be republished.