Hero, Husband, Father . . . Monster?In Creekstone, Texas, a small, quiet suburb of Houston, football was king . . . and David Temple was a prince. A former high school and college gridiron star-turned-coach, he had a fairy-tale marriage to bright, vivacious Belinda Lucas, a teacher at the local high school who was so warm and popular her colleagues called her "The Sunshine Girl."The fairy tale ended savagely on January 11, 1999, when Belinda's lifeless body was discovered in a closet. Her skull had been shattered by a shotgun blast at close range. She was eight months pregnant.There was no damning evidence directly linking the brutal murder to husband David, who stood by emotionless and dry-eyed as police searched the crime scene. But a dogged eight-year investigation would expose a shocking history of cruelty and domination, infidelity and rage—ultimately resulting in an epic courtroom battle for the ages—as the scandalous truth was revealed about love betrayed and innocent lives . . . shattered.
| Autor: | Casey, Kathryn |
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| ISBN: | 9780061582028 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Verlag: | Harper Collins (US) |
| Veröffentlicht: | 29.06.2010 |
| Untertitel: | The True Story of a Mother's Love, a Husband's Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Texas Murder |
| Schlagworte: | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Criminals & Outlaws BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Abuse / Child Abuse FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Dysfunctional Families HISTORY: Women LAW: Criminal Law / General TRUE CRIME: General TRUE CRIME: Murder / General TRUE CRIME: Murder / Serial Killers |
Kathryn Casey is an award-winning journalist, who has written for Rolling Stone, TV Guide, Reader's Digest, Texas Monthly, and many other publications. She's the author of seven previous true crime books and the creator of the highly acclaimed Sarah Armstrong mystery series. Casey has appeared on Oprah, Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen network, Biography, Nancy Grace, E! network, truTV, Investigation Discovery, the Travel Channel, and A&E. She lives in Houston with her husband and their dog, Nelson.