Author Doc Hart’s New Book, “Brother Levi,” Explores the Life and Times of Infamous American Mountain Man & Serial Killer Known as the Kentucky Cannibal, Levi Boone Helm – PR.com

New
York,
NY,
February
10,
2025
–(PR.com)– Doc
Hart,
a
veteran
of
the
US
Navy
as
well
as
a
devoted
husband,
father,
grandfather,
and
great-grandfather
who
lives
with
his
wife
in
Phoenix,
Arizona,
has
completed
his
new
book,
“Brother
Levi”:
a
stirring
and
compelling
historical
account
that
explores
the
pioneering
Helm
family
history,
focusing
on
Levi
Boone
Helm,
whose
gruesome
actions
led
him
to
become
known
historically
as
the
Kentucky
Cannibal.

Born
in
Ohio,
author
Doc
Hart
Douglas
moved
with
his
family
at
an
early
age
to
Quarter
Circle
V
Bar
Ranch,
an
active
cattle
ranch
in
Arizona
and
home
to
the
Orme
School
and
Orme
Summer
Camp.
It
was
here
in
this
rustic
setting
that
he
developed
a
keen
interest
in
the
heroes
and
villains
of
the
Old
West.
Upon
graduating
from
high
school,
Doc
joined
the
United
States
Navy
and
retired
after
twenty-two
years
of
service
as
a
Torpedoman
Chief
Petty
Officer
and
U.S.
Navy
Seal
Instructor,
during
which
time
he
completed
a
Master
of
Science
degree
in
Education
Administration
from
the
National
University
in
San
Diego.
He
currently
works
with
the
Securitas
Security
Team
at
the
Phoenix
Farmers
Insurance
facility.

“The
book
is
a
century-long
accurate
account
of
the
pioneering
Helm
family,
both
in
Kentucky
and
Missouri,
highlighting
their
most
infamous
family
member,
one
Levi
Boone
Helm,”
writes
Hart.
“Levi
Boone
Helm
is
more
commonly
known
simply
as
Boone
Helm,
the
Kentucky
Cannibal,
a
true
villain
of
the
nineteenth-century
frontier.
The
book
is
an
unabashed,
untamed
account
of
Boone
Helm
by
the
two
men
who
knew
him
best,
Joseph
Helm
III,
his
eldest
brother,
with
input
from
his
uncle
James
Helm.
The
journal
paints
a
stark
contrast
to
the
dime-store
novels
or
newspaper
articles
of
the
day.

“Boone
Helm
was
indeed
extraordinary
in
terms
of
fearsome
brutality
and
savage
cannibalism.
Thoroughly
skilled
in
methods
of
murder,
this
man’s
region
of
rage
extended
from
the
Mississippi
River
to
the
Pacific
Ocean
and
from
Canada
into
Mexico
and
all
parts
in
between.
He
was
not
averse
to
killing
strangers,
men,
women,
and
children
or
member
of
his
own
family,
unlike
many
villains
of
the
era.
Due
to
the
record
documented
on
the
pages
of
the
Helm
Family
Journal,
Boone
Helm
should
probably
be
recognized
as
the
most
prolific
Serial
Killer
in
American
history,
bar
none!
I
hope
the
reader
will
enjoy
the
truest
telling
of
Boone
Helm’s
story.”

Published
by
Newman
Springs
Publishing,
Doc
Hart’s
enthralling
tale
came
about
after
a
recent
discovery
of
the
Helm
Family
Journal,
coupled
with
the
family’s
permission
to
disclose
its
contents.
Through
sharing
the
Helm
family’s
story,
Hart
hopes
to
help
shed
light
on
who
the
man
behind
the
moniker
of
the
Kentucky
Cannibal
was,
as
well
as
his
lasting
legacy.

Readers
who
wish
to
experience
this
chilling
work
can

purchase
“Brother
Levi”
at
bookstores
everywhere,
or
online
at
the
Apple
iBooks
Store,
Amazon,
or
Barnes
and
Noble.

For
additional
information
or
media
inquiries,
contact
Newman
Springs
Publishing
at
732-243-8512.

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