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Ladykiller: The True Story of a Texas Cop and Wife Killer by Donna Fielder (March 2012)
Posted on March 27, 2012 | 2 CommentsBobby Lozano wanted out of his marriage, but he liked the fancy home and expensive things her mother's money could buy. For the Denton, Texas, police officer, there had to be a way to get rid of Viki without losing the money. -
A Knife In The Heart by Michael Benson (March 2012)
Posted on March 22, 2012 | 4 CommentsTwo young girls, a teenage boy with numerous girlfriends. Anger, bitterness, depression. It was a recipe for disaster and it came as a perfect storm on the night of April 15, 2009, when internet insults and text threats left the virtual and became a reality. -
Hush Little Babies: The True Story of a Mother Who Murdered Her Own Children by Don Davis (November 1997)
Posted on March 20, 2012 | 1 CommentDarlie Routier told police someone broke into their Eagle Drive home, stabbed her sons while she was sleeping, then the intruder stabbed her when she fought with him. Within the hour, however, police would say her story was nothing but lies to cover-up her only vicious deed. -
Out of Control: The Clara Harris Murder Case by Steven Long (April 2004)
Posted on March 14, 2012 | No CommentsLove and hate combine to create a lethal combination in Clara Harris when she discovers her husband of ten years is having an affair with his receptionist. -
Lifetime Movie: BLUE-EYED BUTCHER starring Sara Paxton and Lisa Edelstein (March 2012)
Posted on March 12, 2012 | 2 CommentsThe story of Susan Wright who murdered her husband by stabbing him 193 times is real. The Lifetime movie that depicts the case and the trial, not so much. -
Flowers for Mrs. Luskin: A True Story of Money, Power, Innocence, and Murderous Lies by Arthur Jay Harris (February 1997)
Posted on March 8, 2012 | No CommentsWhen Marie Luskin found out her husband was having an affair, she filed for divorce. She refused to allow another woman to take her 9900 square feet home, fancy cars, and expensive clothing. And she was willing to do anything necessary to keep it all. But Paul Luskin was just as willing to do anything to keep Marie from having it. -
Sleep, My Child, Forever by John Coston (March 1995)
Posted on March 6, 2012 | No CommentsWhen Ellen Boehm's youngest son died, everyone had a lot of sympathy for her. but when her daughter suffered an electrical shock and her other son died suddenly while watching television, her friends began looking at things very, very differently. -
A Killing in The Woods: A CrimeScribes True Crime Story by Matt Coughlin and Laurie Mason Schroeder (January 2012)
Posted on March 2, 2012 | No CommentsWhen Pennsylvania hunter Barry Groh died from a gunshot wound in the woods, investigators wondered if it was a horrendous accident or the act of an overzealous landowner who believed the law didn't apply to him. -
Hooked Up for Murder by Robert Mladinich and Michael Benson (July 2007)
Posted on February 29, 2012 | 1 CommentA drunk college kid, a hot chick, a party full of wanna be gang-bangers in Brooklyn equals a horrific murder. -
A Socialite Scorned: The Murder of a Tucson High-Roller by Kerrie Droban (January 2012)
Posted on February 27, 2012 | No CommentsPam Phillips was used to living the high life on alimony and child support but when her ex-husband filed bankruptcy, she knew the free ride was coming to an end. There was a solution to the threat of poverty, however: murder.