OUTRAGED: The Murder of Shoeshine Boy, Emanuel Jaques Paperback – 6 Nov. 2017

This is a heartbreaking book about the brutal murder of a shoeshine boy named Emanuel Jaques in Toronto. It was a murder that changed the city. I found this book hard to put down and is very informative. I highly recommend this book.

I read this book via an Amazon-US KINDLE Unlimited download.If you check my Amazon profile you’ll find I’m listed as being a TOP CONTRIBUTOR for True Crime books, signifying a true devotee of this genre of books. But, none of the murders or series of murders have been so sickening gruesome as the one written about in this book. This book covers the murder of Emanuel Jacques, a 12-year old shoeshine boy working the streets of Toronto, Canada, along with his older brother and a friend.The infamy of this particular murder wound up changing the City of Toronto in 1977 with its sheer viciousness of the torture, and ultimate murder this innocent child had to endure. This murder had taken place in the Yonge Street strip in this city, an area much like the Times Square area had been during this same period, an area fraught with movie houses showing XXX-rated films, massage parlors, multiple bookstores selling the same merchandise; and of course, the high number of prostitutes cruising the streets vying for their next customer.Egregiousness of this murder had its citizens not asking for, but demanding that something be done immediately to this otherwise beautiful city of Toronto.While there has been a myriad of other endeavors to bring this story to light, like: fictional novels, songs, essays and even a book for children regarding the dangers of how young Emanuel got taken by his abductors, it has taken four decades to bring this true crime story into print.Being, as I’ve already said, a devotee of this genre of books, I love the excruciating detail and research the author, Robert J. Hoshowsky, has done to bring this particular story to the public to read about. Mr. Hoshowky’s book diligently takes its readers from the recreation of the ruthless murder, through the astonishing press coverage and trial, and since there’s was no death penalty available for this crime, the author brings the story up to the present. Also covered in the book is the scandalous nature of the rehabilitation of area of Toronto.For giving everyone who reads this book, the complete story of what is one of the most extraordinary cases in Canadian history of a sensational actual murder, I’ve given Mr. Hoshowsky and this book 5 STARS.