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Murder on Birchleaf Drive
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On March 16, 1992, Elizabeth DeCaro, a 28 year-old mother of four, was found dead in her own home, murdered execution-style with two bullets to the head. Her husband, Rick, was immediately a suspect, having previously struck her "accidentally" with the family van after taking out a $100,000 life insurance policy on her. A Killer Among Us presents the true shocking story of Elizabeth's family and their search for justice against the man who continued to play father to the children whose mother he had killed.
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Publisher's Summary
Was Jason the monster who bludgeoned his beautiful wife to death, leaving his toddler alone for hours to walk through her blood? If so - would he get away with it?
To the outside world, Jason and Michelle Young lived a storybook life - an attractive couple with great jobs, a beautiful home, a precocious two-year-old daughter, and a baby boy on the way.
Soon after the 29-year-old pregnant mother’s brutally beaten body was discovered on their bedroom floor, a very different picture emerged. Of a marriage crumbling at its foundation. Of a meddlesome New York mother-in-law whose running critique left Jason frustrated and angry. Of a 32-year-old man who behaved like a frat boy rebelling against adult responsibilities.
Murder on Birchleaf Drive documents the gripping tale of a family’s marathon quest for justice, confounding crime scene evidence, the persistence of law enforcement officers, and riveting courtroom combat.
“One of the best true crime books I have read.” (David S. Rudolf, featured attorney, The Staircase [Netflix])
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- 2019-09-07
loved it!!
lots of detail but never boring.
Best true crime book I have listened to in a long time.
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- SportyM16
- South Riding
- 2019-08-12
Great story.
Hadn’t heard of this story.. book kept me interested. Easy to turn the virtual pages.
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- Susann
- 2019-08-09
Excellent reading and content
Truly enjoyed this book and the way it was presented. It felt very objective and factual, both in tone and style.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
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- amyzzz
- 2019-07-25
Awful narration
Good story, but listening to the audio was painful. If I didn't know better, I would have wondered if it was read by a robot.
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- just jan
- 2019-08-13
Love true crime books!!!
I so wanted this to be good “true crime”. I have been reading this genre for 30 years. I think this author will grow and become a good writer but this felt very redundant in places. I think I could have overlooked a great deal if the narrator had not tried all the different southern accents. It just came across as hokey in my opinion. I grew tired of his voice.
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- VC
- 2019-09-11
good story
Excellent story but bad/unnecessary imitations by narrator were annoying
and took away from a compelling narrative.
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- B. Olson
- 2019-09-04
Those character voices (SMH)
The narrator's character accents became so cringeworthy, it was painful to finish. Also, not all southern men sound like a version of either Bill Clinton or a Mayberry drunk
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- Susan
- Ohio
- 2019-08-10
File Corrupted Couldn't Finish
I tried on 3 different devices and it keeps going back to Chapter 1 so I don't know how it turned out. Bummer!!!
What I did hear was good.
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- Eddie38
- 2019-07-22
Compelling Case
The narration was spot on and this case was compelling from start to finish. It is tough because there was pretty much zero physical evidence to convict. Circumstantial and common logic. But is that enough for reasonable doubt? Then again, did OJ do it? Fascinating and sad that a vibrant life was taken too soon.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-08-01
Amazing Narration - I loved the baby voice!!!
Jason seems like he got an unfair rap. I mean what chick doesn't like "hot beef injections"? Jason seems like a really fun guy that I would like to have a beer with him.his wife seemed like a real nag. I LOVED THE NARRATORS BABY VOICE!!!! I ALSO CANT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HIS SINGING VOICE TOO, I DOODLE OODLE OODLE DO!!!!!!! IT WAS AN AMAZING PERFORMANCE.
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