This book provides an overview of several of the most famous homicidal husband cases of recent years, including: Sam Sheppard, who inspired the TV series and movie "The Fugitive"; Jeffrey McDonald, who became the subject of the bestseller "Fatal Vision"; Mister Perfect, Brad Cunningham, who was convicted of bludgeoning his wife to death; Michael Peterson, who was the subject of the IFC documentary series "The Staircase and a Lifetime" movie original starring Treat Williams; OJ Simpson, whose dream team of lawyers defended the former pro-football player and movie star of the brutal murder of his ex-wife as the entire nation watched; and, Claus von Bulow, immortalized in the book and movie "Reversal of Fortune".It also provides an overview of: Robert Blake, former TV star, who was suspected of engineering the death of his conwoman wife; Scott Peterson, a philandering sociopath husband who almost escaped arrest for the murder of his wife and unborn child; and, Lambert "Bart" Knol, who claimed he suffered from "substance-induced persistent amnesia" when he was accused of killing his wife of 38 years.
These cases and others are presented in an objective manner by a knowledgeable voice that recognizes that suspicion, and sometimes even conviction, are not always synonymous with guilt.
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Book details

• Format Hardcover
• Pages256 pages
• LanguageEnglish
• ISBN100765316137
• ISBN139780765316134