From the bestselling author of The Defense Never Rests, a look at the modern spate of spousal homicides. This book provides an overview of several of the most famous homicidal husband cases of recent years, including:- Sam Sheppard, who inspired the TV series and movie The Fugitive- Jeffrey McDonald, who became the subject of the bestseller Fatal Vision- Mister Perfect, Brad Cunningham, who was convicted of bludgeoning his wife to death- Michael Peterson, who was the subject of the IFC documentary series The Staircase and a Lifetime movie original starring Treat Williams- OJ Simpson, whose dream team of lawyers defended the former pro-football player and movie star of the brutal murder of his ex-wife as the entire nation watched- Claus von Bulow, immortalized in the book and movie Reversal of Fortune - Robert Blake, former TV star, who was suspected of engineering the death of his conwoman wife- Scott Peterson, a philandering sociopathic husband who almost escaped arrest for the murder of his wife and unborn child.
