A Need to Kill

The chilling, true-crime account of John Joubert, Nebraska's most notorious serial child killer written by former TV newscaster and three time Emmy winner, Mark Pettit.

In the spirit of Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood,” author Mark Pettit delves into the case of John Joubert--Nebraska's most notorious serial child killer. In a series of exclusive, face-to-face interviews with Pettit, Joubert admits to a string of violent crimes and another killing that sends investigators into a frenzy ending with Joubert being convicted for a third murder and ultimately executed in Nebraska’s electric chair.

Mark is a three-time Emmy award winning TV News anchorman and two-time best selling author turned actor.

Mark Pettit is the author of "A Need to Kill: The True-Crime Account of John Joubert, Nebraska's Most Notorious Serial Child Killer." This special 30th Anniversary Edition of Pettit's book reveals never before seen details and evidence from Joubert's case obtained through a series of exclusive face-to-face death row interviews Pettit conducted with Joubert and an exhaustive review of the evidence in the case. During the interviews, Joubert confesses to a third murder in Maine and admits to a string of violent crimes leading up to the murders of his young victims. Pettit is a former TV News anchorman and investigative reporter (CNN,WXIA-TV,KMTV-3) and has won three Emmy awards for his work. Today, Pettit is CEO of Creaxion, one of the nation's leading marketing firms and a signature contributor to The Huffington Post.