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The Millionaires Wife: The True Story of a Real Estate Tycoon, his Beautiful Young Mistress, and a Marriage that Ended in Murder by Cathy Scott (March 2012)
Posted on May 4, 2012 | 2 CommentsOn The Fence Review by Kim Cantrell George and Barbara Kogan had been married for 25 years when he suddenly announced he was in love with another woman: 27 year... -
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. -
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. -
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. -
A Murder in West Covina: Chronicle of the Finch-Tregoff case by James Linder Jones M.D. (August 2011)
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsBarbara Jean Finch wanted a divorce from her cheating husband. Dr. Bernard Finch wanted to keep everything: assets, wife, and girlfriend. Since they both couldn't have what they wanted, someone was going to die. -
The Doctors Wife: A True Story of Marriage, Deception, and Two Gruesome Deaths by John Glatt (March 2007)
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No CommentsIt was fine and dandy for Bart Corbin to have his own affair but when his wife Jennifer took an online lover and told him she wanted a divorce, Bart decided if he couldn't have her then no one could. -
A Deadly Affair: The Shocking True Story of a High Profile Love Triangle and Gruesome Death by Tom Henderson (June 2007)
Posted on February 6, 2012 | No CommentsMick and Leann Fletcher had just returned from a lesson at the firing range when he called 911 and said his wife had committed suicide after an afternoon rendezvous. But what police uncovered would point more toward murder than suicide. -
Buried Memories: The Bloody Crimes and Execution of the Texas Black Widow by Irene Pence (April 2008)
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsBetty Lou Beets was quite a character. Seven marriages, six husbands, domestic violence, attempted murder charges, public lewdness in a topless bar, and, as icing on the cake, murder - times two! -
Her Deadly Web: The True Story of a Former Nurse and The Strange and Suspicious Deaths of Her Two Husbands by Diane Fanning (January 2012)
Posted on January 26, 2012 | 1 CommentWhen Raynellas first husband died, some people questioned the circumstances even if he did have terminal cancer. When her second husband died of a suicide, police took a harder look and what they found was a woman who was not whom she appeared to be.