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"""When, if ever, does a thought cross the line and become a crime?"" RAW DEAL: The True Story of the NYPD's ""Cannibal Cop"" is the memoir of Gil Valle, written with co-author Brian Whitney. It is part the controversial saga of a man who was imprisoned for ""thought crimes,"" and a look into an online world of dark sexuality and violence that most people don't know exists, except maybe in their nightmares. In 2012, Valle's wife thought her husband was having an affair because he was spending so much time on the internet, so she decided to sneak a peek at what he was doing. What she saw horrified her. Her husband, she believed, was making plans with others to abduct, torture and ... eat women, including her. He was subsequently arrested atgunpoint by FBI agents and tossed into solitary confinement. After Valle's arrest, worldwide media coverage exploded in a frenzy of lurid tabloid headlines and stories about the ""cannibal cop."" But here's the fascinating part; there was no such plan in reality. Valle was simply engaging in his own private fantasies, albeit fantasies that are abhorrent and grotesque, with others in online chatrooms. But he was charged for his ""thought crimes,"" and faced life in prison. He was convicted by a jury and incarcerated for 21 months until the judge in his case, overturned the jury decision and he was eventually exonerated of all charges. RAW DEAL: The True Story of NYPD's ""Cannibal Cop"" delves into the dark world of Valle's violent sexual fantasies. But it is also the tale of his ordeal from his arrest and onslaught of media attention, the devastatingly embarrassing trial and relationship with his female attorney, his wrongful conviction and nearly two years of incarceration, his battle to be free, and his life since. RAW DEAL will certainly test the boundaries of any reader. But it also raises the question of when does thought become a crime? Valle's story will challenge the reader's beliefs about free speech, the right to privacy, and government's role in watching over us."

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One of the most twisted tales you will ever read, and it's all true. This Is a story of cannibal fetishes, a terrified wife, lying FBI agents, a false conviction and a nice public shaming to top it all off. Kafka could not have dreamed up a scenario this wild. --Patrick Quinlan, Los Angeles Times bestselling author of SMOKED An unflinching, downright scary memoir of injustice from a man whose penchant for morbid role-plays landed him in prison. Gil Valle's sick, sexual, sometimes silly online chats were used against him by the feds, and he was convicted of masterminding an improbable conspiracy of cannibals that stretched across three continents. The outrageous prosecution cost him nearly everything he had--but now, finally, Valle has found a way to write his story for himself. --Daniel Engber, columnist Slate Magazine This has to be one of the most fascinating and disturbing cases I've ever looked into. Disturbing not because of what he said, but because he was almost put in prison for life for his thoughts. --Melkorka Licea, NY Post Reporter

One of the most twisted tales you will ever read, and it's all true. This Is a story of cannibal fetishes, a terrified wife, lying FBI agents, a false conviction and a nice public shaming to top it all off. Kafka could not have dreamed up a scenario this wild. --Patrick Quinlan, Los Angeles Times bestselling author of SMOKED An unflinching, downright scary memoir of injustice from a man whose penchant for morbid role-plays landed him in prison. Gil Valle's sick, sexual, sometimes silly online chats were used against him by the feds, and he was convicted of masterminding an improbable conspiracy of cannibals that stretched across three continents. The outrageous prosecution cost him nearly everything he had--but now, finally, Valle has found a way to write his story for himself. -- Daniel Engber, columnist Slate Magazine This has to be one of the most fascinating and disturbing cases I've ever looked into. Disturbing not because of what he said, but because he was almost put in prison for life for his thoughts. --Melkorka Licea, NY Post Reporter

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"Gil Valle is a former police officer who was known as ""The Cannibal Cop"". He was exonerated of all charges against him. A graduate of the University of Maryland, he lives in Queens, NY with his two beloved dogs, Dudley and Tyson. Brian Whitney writes for many websites including Paste Magazine, Alternet and The Fix. He has been the author or co-author of numerous books. His book Subversives in Their Own Words will be published by Headpress in 2017."

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