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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 trust turns lethal

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Thirty-four true-crime cases where trust turns lethal

Richard Estep gathers thirty-four cases of murder and betrayal involving people within victims’ closest circles: relatives, partners, friends, and neighbors. The collection ranges across well-known names—including Alex Murdaugh, the Menendez brothers, and Lizzie Borden—and lesser-known cases, linking them through motives such as money, control, revenge, desperation, and fractured domestic relationships. Individual accounts examine crimes across different eras and circumstances, from Victorian-era allegations of poisoning to financial fraud, family violence, and killings connected to marriage or inheritance. The book’s organizing lens is intimacy: violence emerging not from strangers, but from relationships built on familiarity and trust.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • True-crime readers interested in case-by-case collections
  • Readers interested in crimes involving families, partners, and close acquaintances
  • Those seeking a mix of high-profile and lesser-known murder cases

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Murder and betrayalFamily violenceTrust and deceptionMoney and inheritanceRevenge and control

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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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