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Blind Faith by Joe McGinniss (October 1989)
Posted on January 14, 2007 | No CommentsI awarded this book three stars only because, contrary to standard true crime, Blind Faith offered no photos of the victim, the accused, etc. The lack of these made it a bit... -
A Killer Among Us by Charles Bosworth Jr. (August 1998)
Posted on December 18, 2006 | No CommentsRichard DeCaro hired Daniel Anthony Basile, but a jury acquitted him of the crime. Then the Feds came knocking -
Married to Murder by Robert Scott (March 2004)
Posted on December 5, 2006 | No CommentsIt’s Unclear Whether I Recommend It Review by Kim Cantrell When Robert Spangler decided he was going to divorce his first wife and mother of his son and daughter, Nancy... -
With Murderous Intent by Robert Hemming (June 1991)
Posted on December 5, 2006 | 1 CommentWhen David Richard Davis married 25-year-old Shannon Mohr, it wasn't for love. Davis had plans for a get rich quick scheme that has a murderous foundation -
Poisoned Vows by Clifford L. Linedecker (February 2004)
Posted on September 20, 2006 | 1 CommentMany of Jill's marriages overlapped one another, making her a bigamist along with (most likely) being the record holder for number of marriages -
You Belong to Me and Other True Cases: Volume 2 by Ann Rule (September 1994)
Posted on September 14, 2006 | No CommentsAnn Rule is one of my favorite true crime authors, but I'm sad to report that this is the first of her books that I did more skimming than reading -
Gone Forever: A True Story of Marriage, Betrayal, and Murder by Diane Fanning (February 2006)
Posted on September 6, 2006 | No CommentsWhen Susan McFarland goes missing, her husband Richard quickly gains attention with the insane conversations he holds with neighbors -
Before He Wakes: A True Story of Money, Marriage, Sex and Murder by Jerry Bledsoe (February 1996)
Posted on August 27, 2006 | 1 CommentBarbara Stager knew how to make get away with murder. After all, she'd done it before. She was sure she'd get away with it a second time. She was wrong. -
If You Really Loved Me by Ann Rule (April 1992)
Posted on August 23, 2006 | No CommentsDavid Brown's self-centered wishes and desires led him to manipulate his young daughter, Cinnamon, into killing stepmother, Linda Brown -
A Wifes Revenge: The True Story of Susan Wright and a Marriage that Ended in Murder by Eric Francis (June 2005)
Posted on August 19, 2006 | 1 CommentSusan Wright seductively lured her husband Jeff to the bedroom, tied him to the bedposts, and then stabbed him 193 times. When his body was uncovered in the family's backyard, Susan claimed she killed him in self-defense. The prosecution says it was simply a cold-blooded murder.