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Women Behind Bars by Wensley Clarkson (August 2001)
Posted on January 9, 2012 | No CommentsLife behind bars is easy no one, especially the women profiled in this 2001 true crime book by author Wensley Clarkson. -
He Killed Our Janny: A Familys Search for Truth by Sherrie Lueder (September 2011)
Posted on December 16, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Hansens appeared to be a glamorous family blessed with success. But behind the closed doors was a story of drugs, orgies, physical and sexual assault, and constant fear. -
While She Slept: A Husband, a Wife, a Brutal Murder by Marion Collins (June 2005)
Posted on November 15, 2011 | No CommentsJeff Cahill beat his wife to the point of near death with a baseball bat then, while out on bail, he disguised himself as a janitor and calmly strolled into her hospital room where he forced her to drink cyanide. -
Lifetime Movie: The Pastors Wife starring Rose McGowan and Michael Shanks (October 2011)
Posted on November 9, 2011 | No CommentsWas Matthew Winkler a the good kind man as his murderous wife first stated or was he really the kinky, domineering husband she later told about a trial? -
The Drag Queen Murder by Kathryn Casey (eBook True Crime Short Story)
Posted on November 4, 2011 | No CommentsSingle and straight, Patrice LeBlanc nonetheless enjoyed partying with members of Houston's gay scene. And it was there she would meet the transvestite who would forever change her life. -
Secrets Never Lie: The Death of Sara Tokars: A Southern Tragedy of Money, Murder, and Innocence Betrayed by R. Robin McDonald (June 1998)
Posted on October 31, 2011 | No CommentsWhen Sara Tokars learned too much about her husband's money laundering legal practice, Fred Tokars devised a plan to keep Sara quiet - forever. -
Blind Justice: A Murder, a Scandal, and a Brothers Search to Avenge His Sister’s Death by Edie and Ray Gibson with Randall Turner
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsDianne Masters wanted to divorce her powerful attorney husband, but Alan had too much to lose to let her out of the marriage alive. -
Marrying the Hangman by Sheila Weller (June 1993)
Posted on September 5, 2011 | No CommentsA divorce turns fatal when a wealthy Wall Street stock analysts ups the ante in a bid to win a heated child custody battle. -
Murder in Memphis: The True Story of a Family’s Quest for Justice by Dorris D. Porch and Rebecca Easley (April 2005)
Posted on June 22, 2011 | 1 CommentBill Groseclose didn't want to be divorced a third time. So when his wife, Debbie, told him she wanted a divorce, he devised a plan that would keep it from happening. -
A Checklist for Murder by Anthony Flacco (August 1995)
Posted on July 14, 2010 | 4 CommentsOne week before his wife was going forward with the divorce, Robert Peernock's wife was killed. His daughter would have suffered the same fate. Robert claims he was framed