In Innocence Lost, Carlton Stowers powerfully delivers the story of three small town Texas boys who murdered an uncover police officer in an effort to avoid drug charges that were bound to see the arrest of them and several of their friends.
Most interestingly about this book is the background provided on the boys involved. While one was raised in an apparent “do as you wish” household where he practiced Satanism, the other boy, Greg Knighten, (the actual shooter) was raised in a devout Christian household; but, being that Greg was adopted shortly after birth, this is a story that lends argument to heredity vs. enviroment.
A second aspect of this book that was very interesting was the fact that all thsoe involved had been acquantances for some time, as is such in a small town. Unlike many of the true crime books read, where the cops don’t personally know the victims or their families, and seldom the perpetrator, such was not the case in Innocence Lost. It is mentioned a couple of times how this crime had created a “reunion-type atmosphere.
This is an excellent read. Competely indepth in background and events of the present. Highly recommended!
