Dark Son

by Denise Lang

Book Overview

Follows the case of Matthew Heikkila, a young man who was tried for killing his adoptive parents Richard and Dawn and who pleaded not guilty by reason of the Adopted Child Syndrome. Original.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380775956
• ISBN13: 9780380775958
• Release Date: August 1995
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 8 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 4.2" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

"Dark Son"

I have read the Book "The Dark Son". I have also personally written to, spoken to, and visited the famed Matthew Heikkila. In my opinion, the book does not do Matthew justice, as it is written from a point of view that wasnt very well informed. The author "forgot" key points of the crime, making Matthew out to be a cold blooded, heartless murderer. Today, he is a man regretting his past, and only looking for someone to accept him for who he is now, and not who he was on a cold January day in 1991.

Well written and interesting

I enjoyed reading this book and found it well written and detailed. I personally don't buy the "Adopted Child Syndrome" as an excuse for murder, nor do I think most readers will, but it was the last resort of a desperate defense team. Some of the trial scenes toward the end got a bit dry, but all in all, this book is worth reading.