Murder on Birchleaf Drive


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Summary of Steven B. Epstein's Murder on Birchleaf Drive


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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 In the four years she had known her sister, Michelle’s husband, Jason, had never called her twice in a week. On December 1, he had left a voicemail for her, asking her to call him back. He had heard Michelle telling her sister about the TV remote, and he vehemently denied her account. #2 Jason asked his sister-in-law for a huge favor: to run by his and Michelle’s house and grab some printouts of eBay Coach purse auctions off the printer in the second-floor office. He said his phone was giving horrible reception, so he couldn’t call her back. #3 When Meredith arrived at the house, she noticed the gate to the backyard was open, which was strange because the Youngs’ dog, Mr. Garrison, was allowed to roam free. She went to the back of the house where a door she thought might be open led into the garage. #4 As Meredith climbed the stairs to the second floor, she saw red streaks in Cassidy’s bathroom to the right of the upstairs landing. There were red stains on the hallway carpeting and on the bed sheets.




Evil at Lake Seminole


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Did Mike accidentally drown in a Florida lake?Or was his disappearance the result of a sinister plot to kill him? The crisp, predawn hours of December 16, 2000, began much as they had many Saturdays for avid duck hunter Mike Williams-on Lake Seminole, where he'd go to relax after a stressful workweek. The Florida State grad was juggling fatherhood with a thriving real estate appraisal career. And that very evening? He and his high school sweetheart, Denise, planned to celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary. But Mike Williams never returned home. When an intense search of the lake's marshy waters turned up only his hunting boat and a camouflage hat, investigators reached the morbid conclusion he'd fallen overboard and drowned, his body eaten by alligators. Nearly two decades passed before the dark secrets hidden at Lake Seminole-and elsewhere-were finally revealed. EVIL AT LAKE SEMINOLE is a diabolical tale of betrayal, greed, and deception-and of a courageous mother who devoted her life and savings to uncovering the truth of what really happened to her son.




Extreme Evil


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Imagine coming face to face with the kind of extreme crime that can only be conceived by a truly evil mind. Acts so powerful that they can scar a whole nation for generations. The perpetrators manage to achieve a level of notoriety only usually afforded to Hollywood icons. In their own twisted imaginations they sit in an Evil Hall of Fame among others of their kind: Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, Andrei Chikatilo all jostling for the top spot. Extreme Evil throws light on the most vicious crimes ever committed, and the turbulent lives of the men and women behind them. Contents: Cannibals including Albert Fish, Armin Meiwes, Dennis Nilsen, Eladio Baule, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy Serial Killers including Andrei Chikatilo, H.H.Holmes, Javed Iqbal, John Wayne Gacy Lady Killers including Bell Gunness, Beverley Allit, Ilse Koch, Rosemary West Cult Killers including Charles Manson, David Koresh, Jim Jones, Shoko Asahara Tyrants including Adolf Hitler, Attila the Hun, Caligula, Pol Pot, Josef Stalin Children of Evil including Bryan and David Freeman, Edmund Kemper, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson




Travesty of Justice


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Fingers and toes with no pruning. No rigor mortis. No livor mortis. Blood glucose levels that revealed a recent death. Neighbors who saw Samira Frasch alive two and a half hours after her husband left the house. Phone records and eyewitnesses to support his alibi. A prison snitch who told a story filled with contradictions. A golf club that mysteriously appeared in the master bedroom a year after the controversial death. A handyman who lied repeatedly. Mental health issues that were ignored. A prosecutor with a grudge. It all said the same thing, that Dr. Adam Frasch had not killed his wife. The true and frightening story of how the State of Florida created a case out of planted evidence and disjointed testimonies to put an innocent man in prison.




Blood Will Tell


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The community of Palo Alto, California, was shocked when Kristine Fitzhugh was found dead of an accident--or was it? When her death was determined as homicide, Kristine's husband of 33 years, Ken Fitzhugh, was charged with murder. As the case progressed, the long-hidden secrets of the Fitzhugh family came spilling out. of photos. Original.




Murder on Birchleaf Drive: The True Story of the Michelle Young Murder Case


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Was Jason the monster who bludgeoned his beautiful wife to death, leaving his toddler alone for hours to walk through her blood? If so--would he get away with it? To the outside world, Jason and Michelle Young lived a storybook life--an attractive couple with great jobs, a beautiful home, a precocious two-year-old daughter, and a baby boy on the way. Soon after the 29-year-old pregnant mother's brutally beaten body was discovered on their bedroom floor, a very different picture emerged. Of a marriage crumbling at its foundation. Of a meddlesome New York mother-in-law whose running critique left Jason frustrated and angry. Of a 32-year-old man who behaved like a frat boy rebelling against adult responsibilities. MURDER ON BIRCHLEAF DRIVE documents the gripping tale of a family's marathon quest for justice, confounding crime scene evidence, persistence of law enforcement officers, and riveting courtroom combat.




Absence of Evidence


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Michell Young was living the American dream. The former NC State cheerleader was married to Jason. They had a beautiful two year old daughter and a son on the way. The couple enjoyed a comfortable life in the quiet Enchanted Oaks community of Raleigh, North Carolina. It was autumn--a time for football games and holiday plans, but on November 3, 2006 Michelle was found beaten to death in her home. It shook the community and attracted national attention. Police immediately began investigating Jason, but he was out of town at the time of the murder. Would they discover enough evidence to solve the crime? Discover the facts about this fascinating and controversial case.




Wilder Intentions: Love, Lies and Murder in North Dakota


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ANGILA WAS STABBED 44 TIMES. THIS WAS PERSONAL. On a November morning in 2015, Christopher Jackson waited for his fiancée, Angila Wilder, to pick him up from work as she always did. But this time, she didn't show--and Christopher's calls went unanswered. The police found what looked like a scene from a horror movie at their home. The backdoor kicked in. A bedroom splattered with blood. And a pregnant young woman violently stabbed to death. Could Christopher have murdered the woman he claimed to love? Or was the crime done by an intruder Angila had feared for weeks? Angila's womanizing ex-husband, Richie Wilder, Jr., aimed detectives straight toward Christopher. The evidence, however, pointed squarely at Richie. Kindergarten teacher Cynthia Wilder thought her dreams had come true when she married Richie. But while her husband sat behind bars, Cynthia grew lonely. When she shared some disturbing details with a former lover, Cynthia finally revealed the truth behind the sinister plot to kill Angila Wilder. After four years of lies and deceit, the real story would shock a community to its very core ...




Irreparable


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It's the age-old tale of a straying husband, a woman scorned, and two dead bodies-or is it? By morning, the headlines and stories had circled the globe full of half-truths, misinformation and a potential coverup. The cheating husband who had driven his wife to such madness became the official account, forever etched into the annals of history.Yet the whole story of this brutal murder-suicide would lie hidden for months, only to be uncovered by Mark Gerardot himself in his aching quest to know what had led Jennair, his wife of 24 years, to such a violent act. In the process, he uncovers mounds of shocking proof of a wife's madness that was building for decades-one that had culminated in an unprecedented level of tracking and surveillance as she prepared to carry out her final act of revenge.Full of factual dialogue from hours of audio files, Irreparable recounts the intimate details of three people's lives, now forever linked, and seeks to move beyond labels, to equally honor the truth of all three souls impacted by the tragedy. More than an enthralling true-crime story, Irreparable is a memoir of a tumultuous marriage, a love affair, and one man's desperate efforts to reexamine the past as he recounts precious memories and early signs of trouble from the woman he knew and loved, but whose spiraling loss of control amid the high-tech surveillance she pursued took hold of her mind and life. Taking accountability for the choices he made, the signs he missed, and the better man he wishes to become Mark Gerardot reveals the truth and finds his way to a new life.