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In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile by Dan Davies
4.0
A terrifying story of a sociopath that fooled a nation.
The author saw Jimmy Savile, a British DJ and TV host, in person as a child and became obsessed with proving that he was not what he seemed to be. He clipped articles and kept a detailed file of everything he said or did in public.
As an adult, Dan Davies was presented with the opportunity to interview him over a number of years and experience his "charm" first hand.
Great insight into the methods of a sociopath on massive scale and on a micro scale. (Google him if you want details)
As others have pointed out, this is not a lurid list of crimes he committed with description but a series of perspectives of people that knew him and the moments he gave tiny glimpses into the darkest parts of his personality.
I read the paperback which has several extra chapters added. Including one about a protege of Savile's that was eventually convicted of a related crime that wasn't mentioned in the first edition because the trial was ongoing.
The author saw Jimmy Savile, a British DJ and TV host, in person as a child and became obsessed with proving that he was not what he seemed to be. He clipped articles and kept a detailed file of everything he said or did in public.
As an adult, Dan Davies was presented with the opportunity to interview him over a number of years and experience his "charm" first hand.
Great insight into the methods of a sociopath on massive scale and on a micro scale. (Google him if you want details)
As others have pointed out, this is not a lurid list of crimes he committed with description but a series of perspectives of people that knew him and the moments he gave tiny glimpses into the darkest parts of his personality.
I read the paperback which has several extra chapters added. Including one about a protege of Savile's that was eventually convicted of a related crime that wasn't mentioned in the first edition because the trial was ongoing.