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Extreme Punishment
- The Chilling True Story of Acclaimed Law Professor Dan Markel’s Murder
- Narrated by: Eddie Frierson
- Length: 23 hrs and 9 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A devoted father. One of the most accomplished criminal law scholars in the country. Someone wanted him dead. But why?
On the morning of July 18, 2014, 41-year-old Florida State law professor Dan Markel dropped his boys off at preschool, hit the gym, and headed home to his quiet, tree-canopied neighborhood. Within seconds of pulling into his garage, two .38-caliber bullets fired from point-blank range were lodged in his brain.
His brutal slaying defied explanation. The case went stone cold for nearly two years before dogged pursuit by the Tallahassee Police and the FBI resulted in the arrest of two life-long criminals who had driven 10 hours from Miami with one singular purpose: to murder the esteemed professor. Were his ex-wife Wendi Adelson and her South Florida family the masterminds behind this horrific crime?
Extreme Punishment is the riveting story of a divorce between two law professors that spiraled out of control, wealthy in-laws hell-bent on revenge, an unlikely love triangle, and the relentless quest to bring Dan’s killers—all of them—to justice.
What the critics say
“Empathetic, engrossing, and impeccably researched, Extreme Punishment is the single best piece of reporting I’ve read on the Dan Markel case. Like the best true crime books, it says as much about the law and society as it does about Dan’s murder and the subsequent trials. A genuine revelation.” (Matthew Shaer, creator and host of Wondery’s Over My Dead Body podcast)
“Extreme Punishment is a rich, detailed, well-researched telling of the murder of Dan Markel. But it’s not the crime that will keep you turning the pages in what will become a classic on the shelves of true crime enthusiasts. What makes this book special is the people involved in this twisted story, the wildly exciting characters you soon realize are just like you and your next-door neighbors. Maybe even your in-laws. Perhaps even your ex-spouse.” (Rod Kackley, award-winning journalist and author of 32 books including The Murder of Kelsey Berreth and The Murder of Thora Chamberlain)
”Steve Epstein’s sharp new true-crime rips the lid off the whole sensational story about a wrecked relationship gone horribly awry. Top notch.” (Ron Franscell, New York Times best-selling author of The Darkest Night and Shadowman)
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-12-18
Better than I expected
This book was very detail and spectacular Steven did a good job. I love his details and a lot of the backstory well done.
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- Timothy Back
- 2023-02-13
Written with a thesaurus
Doubles descriptions to make the story more vivid, and fails. Very wordy, but flat. High school level writing.
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- Ann Prewett
- 2023-02-05
The king of true crime is dead - long live the new king Steven B Epstein
Jack Olsen was indisputably the long reigning king of true crime. Not only was he a superb writer, with a gift for the English language that would rival any of his literary peers, he also had an uncanny knack for identifying crimes and killers with complex backstories and psychological underpinnings that allowed the reader to peer into the “why” of the crime and not merely the fact of it. And so sadly, Jack died a few years back leaving his avid fans to feed their true crime habit with lesser artists with more limited repertoires of prose and imaginations. Now, we have Steven B Epstein who has convinced me that once again true crime accounts can be more than a cheap fix for the arm side adrenaline junkie. Steve writes with insight, wit and even humor in his thorough dissections of court room testimonies and their significance. The characters come to life with frank portrayals of mendacity, cunning and evil. I’ve read all three of his works and can’t wait to find out what’s next.
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- Minnie
- 2022-12-29
Factual, interesting , timely
This audio book is the best Iisten on Audible .
This case is heating up and I really hope Mr .Epstein continues to cover the case now that
Player #4 has been charged —it’s been a long road but justice is FINALLY occurring …
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- Nancy
- 2023-08-19
Very good!
A story with a lot of heart, well-researched and well-written. This is the first I've read from this author but will end more. Narration excellent!
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- Brigid Finn
- 2023-06-29
EXCELLENT!!
EXCELLENT BOOK!! Highly recommend!! Very well written and narrated!! I couldn’t stop listening!! I hung on every word!!
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- Krmartin
- 2023-02-03
Great Storytelling
Excellent writing, great storytelling and an important crime needing attention. The family of Dan Markell has suffered for years. His ex-wife and her family of murderers are despicable. Changing the sons’ last names? More despicable. Hopefully, the brother gets convicted and spends a lifetime behind bars.
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- Sherri D
- 2023-09-12
Kinda long but overall..
It’s rather detailed, sometimes repetitive. But I almost stopped listening so many times because of hearing the narrator saying “juror” over and over and over.
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- Average Consumer
- 2023-09-01
Robot reading
AI???? Can’t believe a human being is reading this book. A third grader would use more expression.
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- KdAlli66
- 2023-09-01
The narration is horrible.
Interesting story but narrator was horrible. So hard to listen to him just read with no feeling or inference to make me want to finish. I will finish as I can tolerate just a little at a time.
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- m
- 2023-07-22
Well written and detailed
Really well written book with enough details and background on everyone involved.
Divorce when there are children and assets is rough under the best of circumstances, and between Dan’s controlling nature and his obsession with using the legal system to punish Wendi, along with the deep pathology in her family (centered around her mother’s machinations in all of their lives), the collision course felt inevitable.
The book is a tragedy, but way the police surveil and lay traps for the family and make them squirm is comical at times, as well as the hit men’s misadventures. Two guys who can barely put their pants on are less than ideal assassins.
The narration is mostly okay except the narrator’s extreme over annunciation of the word “jurors” (he pronounces it “juROWARS”) is weird, and given the frequency of the word in certain chapters it became an annoying distraction. (In my experience the authors almost are always the best narrators.)
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