Dark Son

by Denise Lang

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. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• 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.