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Family, Friends and Neighbors: Stories of Murder and Betrayal

by Richard Estep

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Thirty-four true-crime cases where closeness turns deadly

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Thirty-four true-crime cases where closeness turns deadly

Richard Estep gathers thirty-four cases of murder and betrayal involving relatives, partners, friends, and neighbors. The collection moves between widely known names—including Alex Murdaugh, the Menendez brothers, Lizzie Borden, and Mary Ann Cotton—and less familiar crimes, linking them through motives such as financial pressure, control, revenge, deception, and fractured family relationships. Individual accounts examine crimes rooted in marriages, inheritances, debt, parental abuse, and social standing, keeping the emphasis on violence within supposedly trusted circles. The book’s case-by-case format makes it a broad survey of intimate homicide rather than a single extended investigation.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • True-crime readers interested in collections of multiple cases
  • Readers seeking cases involving family conflict, relationships, and betrayal
  • Those interested in both historic and contemporary U.S. crime stories

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Murder within trusted relationshipsBetrayal and deceptionFamily violenceMoney, debt, and inheritanceControl and revenge

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Book overview

Delve into the chillingly true world of murder and deceit. Explore the twisted paths of those driven by dark motives of control, money, social status, and revenge, and the unsuspecting victims who placed their trust in them.


Discover the dark secrets that lurk behind closed doors in Family, Friends and Neighbors: Stories of Murder and Betrayal. You will be left questioning just how well you truly know those around you in this gripping true-crime collection. Dive into infamous cases such as Richard "Alex" Murdaugh, the Menendez Brothers, and Lizzie Borden, and also examine lesser-known crimes that will send shivers down your spine. You'll investigate thirty-four shocking tales of mind-boggling acts of violence, such as ...

  • The captivating downfall of prestigious attorney and community figure Alex Murdaugh, whose addiction spiraled into a web of deceit, fraud, and murder.
  • The heartbreaking story of Michael and Robert Bever, brothers driven to commit unspeakable acts due to a lifetime of torment inflicted by their own parents.
  • The macabre case of Heather Mack and her boyfriend, Tommy Schaefer, who were entangled in a web of greed and trust funds leading to a gruesome discovery inside a suitcase.
  • The shocking crimes committed by Lyle and Erik Menendez, whose privileged lives culminated in the massacre of their own parents, forever shocking the nation.
  • The accused Victorian-era serial poisoner, Mary Ann Cotton, and the mysterious deaths of her husbands and children.
  • The troubled Florida teen Tyler Hadley and his wild house party that went on while his parents' bodies bled in the master bedroom.
  • The bank vice-president-turned-embezzler Steven Sueppel, whose mounting debts compelled him to commit a desperate act of murder.
  • And dozens of other intimate murders and webs of deceit!


    • Murders committed to escape a marriage, or out of dire desperation, or from an insane separation from reality, these and other less comprehensible motivations fill the pages of Family, Friends and Neighbors. It's an unflinching look into humanity's dark side! Read the stories, investigate the facts, and meet the vicious killers who murder the people who should have been nearest and dearest to them.

     

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