parricide

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
parricide

The Lizzie Borden ax murders

"'The Lizzie Borden Ax Murders' explores all sides of these unsolved ax murders and the woman suspected of committing them. It discusses police investigations, conspiracy theories, historical impacts, and more"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of The Lizzie Borden ax murders

A deadly silence

the ordeal of Cheryl Pierson, a case of incest and murder
1988
The story of the sixteen-year-old cheerleader who found a way to make sure her father would never sexually abuse her again.

Sophocles' Oedipus the King

2004
Presents a retelling of the classic Greek tragedy of Oedipus, who unknowingly murdered his father and married his mother and then puts out his own eyes when he discovers the truth.

Cruel doubt

1991
An account of small-town murder in North Carolina; a tale of a seemingly ordinary family whose lives illusions about each other were shattered one hot summer night in 1988.

If you really loved me

a true story of desire and murder
1992
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.
Subscribe to RSS - parricide