Watch Me Die is a firsthand account of Ohio’s death row and the state’s execution process unlike any other. Dr. Kimberlin, a trained clinical psychologist and professor of psychology, goes beyond the prison walls and into the world of death row inmates. No bars, no shackles, and no chains. Kimberlin spends time one-on-one with some of Ohio’s worst killers to learn about their life on death row. … row. Then he watches them die. You will see how these inmates think as Kimberlin not only spends time interviewing them but also eats meals with them and, in some cases, is the last person to speak to them before they are executed. You will also be walked through the full execution process, starting from when the inmate is placed on suicide watch and going until they are pronounced dead on the execution table. You will see the flaws in the system and be able to judge for yourself if the death penalty, as it is utilized today, is really worth pursuing. This book promises to take you into the depths of death row and into the minds of killers like no one else has ever been able to do before. You will see their artwork, their writings, and their mindset as they prepare for their final days on this planet.
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In the book Watch Me Die by Bill Kimberlyn, we read about what Mr. Kimberlin calls his research oh death row inmates. He befriends murderers and rapists and then to just go and watch them die when their turn at the death penalty comes around. When I first started reading this book I thought Mr. Kimberlin liked the brag about how he is good at most things, but then when I finish the book I realized that Mr. Kimberlin is a Jack of all trades on most things. I truly enjoyed the store I am joyed his conversations with the rapists and murderers I found his opinions of these people would in my opinion be much like my own head I met them and they even had a few laugh out loud moment as I find the author very funny and amusing. Not that a book about people dying is amusing, but like all deep conversations he added a little levity so not to draw the reader into depression and I appreciated that. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and enjoyed Mr. Kimberlins wit Ian intelligent conversation. I can’t recommend this book enough as I read it in one girl and enjoyed it thoroughly. I received this book for book sirens but I am leaving this review voluntarily. I am blind and use dictation so please forgive any grammatical or punctuation or errors all opinions are my own.
Watch Me Die turned out to be an unexpected read. When I first picked up the book, I thought it would be exclusive interviews with death row inmates – questions and answers focusing on their lives and crimes.
Watch Me Die is not that. It is based on the author’s years of meeting death row inmates but presents a bigger picture of capital punishment on the whole. I like how he refrains from any sensationalization, giving just the necessary bits about the criminals.
Moreover, he doesn’t politicize the issue of capital punishment, presenting both sides of the debate, allowing the reader to make a decision for themselves.
The book is about what’s it like to be a death row inmate and the different ways the government executes capital punishment. More importantly, it’s about being a “spectator” to these “killings,” as the author has himself seen a few.
Yes, I would have liked more details/stories about the different inmates, but that doesn’t stop this book from being an excellent and thought-provoking read.
Note: I received an advance review copy of this book for free. I am leaving this review voluntarily.
The author notes he has been involved in every aspect of capital punishment. He has witnessed a man being sentenced to death, has visited prisoners on death row numerous times, and interviewed some of the worst killers in the state of Ohio. He’s shared meals with prisoners, listened to their confessions, and been the last person they speak to before being put to death. He has seen men die.
So much is covered here …. the types of executions, both past and present. The actual process for a man on death row, which actually starts weeks before the appointed date. The author also discussed the appeals process. The author presents an unbiased look at the realities of death row (in Ohio).
This is not an argument for or against the death penalty. . Instead, Kimberlin exposes the harsh truth of what it is like to be on death row, counting the days until your own execution, as told to him by those who have lived it.
Of note are all the works of art “gifted” to him by those on death row. He shares some of those pictures in this book. It’s really hard to believe that the hands who created these art works are the same hands that deprived many of their victims of their lives. To date he has sold none of them and states that he never will.
I recommend this book for anyone with an interest in true crime and/or forensic psychology.
Many thanks to the author / Wild Blue Press for the digital copy of this most interesting subject. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.