Remembering Satan: A Tragic Case of Recovered Memory

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Satanic panic, family tragedy, psychological intrigue.

If you're interested in true crime and the complexity of memory, "Remembering Satan" will draw you in. Lawrence Wright navigates the troubling waters of recovered memory with a careful balance of empathy and skepticism. This is not just a story of a case, but a narrative that delves into the human psyche and the fears that can hold sway over communities and the justice system. It's a compelling read that's likely to stay with you, questioning the reliability of memory and the potential for hysteria to shape reality.

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Remembering Satan: A Tragic Case of Recovered Memory

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ISBN: 9780679755821
Authors: Lawrence Wright
Date of Publication: 1995-04-25
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Sociology, History, Religion
Related Topics: History, Social Issues
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower comes "the most powerful and disturbing true crime narrative to appear since Truman Capote's In Cold Blood" (TIME)—a case that destroyed a family, engulfed a small town, and captivated an America obsessed by rumors of a satanic underground. In 1988, Ericka and Julie Ingram began making a series of accusations of sexual abuse against their father, Paul Ingram, who was a respected deputy sheriff in Olympia, Washington. At first, the accusations were confined to molestations in their childhood, but they grew to include torture and rape as recently as the month before. At a time when reported incidents of "recovered memories" had become widespread, these accusations were not unusual. What captured national attention in this case is that, under questioning, Ingram appeared to remember participating in bizarre satanic rites involving his whole family and other members of the sheriff's department. As Remembering Satan follows the increasingly bizarre accusations and confessions, the claims and counterclaims of police, FBI investigators, and mental health professionals, it gives us what is at once a psychological detective story and a domestic tragedy about what happens when modern science is subsumed by our most archaic fears.
 

Satanic panic, family tragedy, psychological intrigue.

If you're interested in true crime and the complexity of memory, "Remembering Satan" will draw you in. Lawrence Wright navigates the troubling waters of recovered memory with a careful balance of empathy and skepticism. This is not just a story of a case, but a narrative that delves into the human psyche and the fears that can hold sway over communities and the justice system. It's a compelling read that's likely to stay with you, questioning the reliability of memory and the potential for hysteria to shape reality.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.