Alright, I see what you mean. Some strong exaggerations with unsupported claims. The author could have done more to distance himself from Blanchard's unsubstant

Alright, I see what you mean. Some strong exaggerations with unsupported claims. The author could have done more to distance himself from Blanchard's unsubstantiated claims, but he does not lie about them - merely presents a story from the criminal's point of view. And even if you subtract the skydiving and the hot mysterious accomplice it is still an extremely interesting story.