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Sleep, My Child, Forever
- The Riveting True Story of a Mother Who Murdered Her Own Children
- Narrated by: A. T. Chandler
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The dark double life of Ellen Boehm, the mother who murdered her two sons - and nearly killed her daughter
Ellen Boehm, a single mom from St. Louis, Missouri, appeared devoted to her children. But in reality, she was unequipped for motherhood, financially strapped, and desperate. Within a year of each other, her sons, ages two and four, died mysteriously, and Boehm's eight-year-old daughter then suffered a near-fatal mishap when a hair dryer fell into the girl's bath. While neighbors wondered how Boehm remained so calm through it all, Det. Sgt. Joseph Burgoon of St. Louis Homicide had darker suspicions.
Burgoon soon unraveled a labyrinth of deception, greed, and obsession that revealed a cold-blooded killer whose get-rich-quick scheme came at the cost of her children's lives. Boehm had taken out insurance policies on her children with six different companies totaling nearly $100,000. Using police reports, case documents, and photos, journalist John Coston recreates the events that led to one mother's unspeakable acts of filicide - and a cop's relentless pursuit of the truth.
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- Barb M
- 2023-04-23
gripping but sad story
this story was well done. its so sad how a mother can do this horrible thing to her kids. I would highly recommend a listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-01-17
Horrifying story
A difficult story to read but very interesting. The fatphobia in the story was almost as hard to take as some of the subject matter. So be aware
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-07-30
Sadistic
I enjoyed the book but a person has to wonder what makes some people tick. I couldn't fathom killing my children, little own killing them for money
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- Naha
- 2023-07-03
A little drawn out
It was an interesting story but getting all of the details and then hearing it again, almost word for word, later in the book was a bit redundant.
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-01-09
Riveting
it wasn't too long and drawn out. it kept me want interested. Although I did think there would be more to say about Mental illness regarding "Ellen"
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- Amber
- 2022-03-10
Ok
It's a sad story. Those poor boys 😔 And she did it just for the money. Good narration.
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- Nic
- 2020-05-05
It's a grower
I wasn't sure about the narrator at first but, as the story went on, I decided he was perfect.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2022-02-09
OK
a bit drawn out , the narrator had a very mechanical voice that was hard to listen to. there were plenty of chapters that could probably be left out . But not a total waste of time.
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