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5) Fatal beauty
Author
Publisher
Pinnacle/Kensington
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Jimmy Joste was a powerhouse in the oil and gas industry, but he was a weakling when it came to his gorgeous, athletic, longtime lover, Rhonda Glover. Addicted to her sexual prowess and madly in love, Joste gave her homes, cars, cash, and a $350,000 engagement ring. Their fifteen years of passion and excess ended the day Rhonda drove directly from a shooting range to the Austin home they once shared. After pumping ten bullets into him from a Glock...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Rick and Suzanna Wamsley provided their two children with every comfort. But their son, Andrew, had a bitter, rebellious streak, and resented his parents' disapproval of his girlfriend, Chelsea Richardson. On the night of December 11, 2003, Chelsea and two accomplices entered the Wamsley home where they instantly killed Suzanna. Rick fought his attackers tooth and nail, but couldn't save himself. It was only a matter of time before investigators closed...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"On August 13, 1986 ... Michael Morton went to work at his usual time. By the end of the day, his wife Christine had been savagely bludgeoned to death in the couple's bed--and the Williamson County Sheriff's office in Texas wasted no time in pinning her murder on [him] ... Michael was swiftly sentenced to life in prison for a crime he had not committed ... It would take twenty-five years--and thousands of hours of effort on the part of Michael's lawyers,...
9) The phantom
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The Phantom tells the story of one of the darkest episodes in the long history of American justice. A story of how the State of Texas knowingly sent an innocent man to his death and left a serial killer at large. A case in which for the first time it can be conclusively proven that the US courts executed a blameless man. This film uncovers the shocking truth behind a tale of murder, corruption and lies that unfolded in the dusty, desperate streets...
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