This book does a better job than many in the genre." - Winnipeg Free Press "Well written, excellent, highly recommended." - Reg Hampton, CTV News Calgary "The book is a cautionary tale on several fronts: the perils of the Internet, Goth culture, heavy-metal music, violence in film." - National Post "Dogged reporting had led the pair to countless scoops and insights into the bizarre case even before the girl was taken to trial and found guilty of murder…. gripping … I also commend Zickefoose and Remington on humanizing the victims." - Peterborough Examiner "A great read … powerful, scary, maddening, but you can't put it down." - Gord Gillies, Global TV Calgary "In spite of severe legal restrictions, Runaway Devil effectively details … a shocking Canadian triple murder… it brings to life the characters - the victims, the criminals and the supporting cast. Still, those who want a solid, sensationalist crime account that gets into the heads of its subjects should find this a page-turning thrill.A NATIONAL BESTSELLER "A page-turning thrill." - Publishers Weekly "The authors have done a masterful job of crafting the true story like a crime novel … chilling and compelling." - Fast Forward Weekly "An authoritative account of the murders that rocked this city." - Medicine Hat News " Runaway Devil tells a story you don't forget…. As is unfortunately characteristic of true crime involving youth culture, this case has a schizophrenic approach to the goth subculture, which they describe as both misunderstood (demonized) and having played a prominent part in the couple's crimes. Ultimately, the authors manage at best to humanize the senseless tragedy of two deeply disturbed people, but don't look too hard for answers the result is less like a genuine attempt to understand the tragedy than an exploitative narrative sounding the alarm against exploitation. Collecting information on the couple's troubling relationship, immersion in the local goth scene and obsession with violent music and films, Calgary journalists Remington and Zickefoose piece together the puzzle of a young girl's turn to familicide, a ""culture did it"" approach balanced by the considerable possibilities that Steinke corrupted the smart young girl, or vice-versa-that a charismatic young J.R.
In 2006, 12-year-old ""J.R."" and her 23-year-old boyfriend Jeremy Steinke murdered her mother, father and younger brother.
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