Forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht reviews the evidence in nine high-profile murder cases and shares his verdicts on what really happened, looking at the O.J. Simpson trial, the death of Tammy Wynette, the Sam Sheppard case which inspired the "Fugitive" television show, and others.
A collection of six true crime stories, with photographs, chronicling the cases of convicted murderers Randy Roth, Charles Rodman Campbell, Cynthia Marler, Ken Burke, Richard Marquette, and Sherwood Knight.
An anthology that features one book-length study, and five additional cases from the author's files, each relating the details of a crime involving an innocent victim or victims who are subjected to shocking revelations.
The title case is an account of the life and crimes of Dr. Anthony Pignataro, a cosmetic surgeon with a penchant for forged credentials, botched surgeries, to the attempted arsenic poisoning of his wife. Four other true cases follow.
Reviews the case of David Brown, a computer entrepreneur whose role in the murder of his young wife came to light years after her death in 1985--a crime for which Brown's fourteen-year-old daughter originally took the blame.
Presents an account of the October 2000 murder of Chris Northon, and his wife Liysa's subsequent conviction for the crime which she claims she committed in self-defense.
Brian uses basketball to block out memories of his girlfriend and her family who were murdered; however, the upcoming trial and a high school history assignment forces him to face the past.