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Title: Cruel Doubt by Joe McGinniss ISBN: 5-553-46521-4 Publisher: World Publications Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.14 (7 reviews)
Rating: 1
Summary: Interesting Reviews/Comments
Comment: I did not think much of this book.
First, I found it quite interesting that Bonnie Von Stein had very similar injuries as Jeffrey MacDonald, and McGinnis thinks he's guilty and Bonnie isn't. It seems that McGinnis switches "sides" depending on payment. Also, Wade Smith, Bonnie Von Stein's attorney, brought McGinnis into this case. Smith was also involved to some degree with the MacDonald case.
Secondly, McGinnis tells the tale solely from Bonnie Von Stein's point of view. He did not dig into anything that would point in her direction (and there is a lot!). Yet another change from the way he handled Fatal Vision.
Lastly, when McGinnis discusses other parties involved, he does so from a stand point where one would believe he had actually spoken with these people. He did not. His book is nearly 100% based on what Bonnie said, what Bonnie did, how Bonnie reacted, ad naseum.
A final note about some of the other reviews.
1- Upchurch did not get a retrial. Upchurch's death sentence was vacated on appeal under McKoy due to faulty jury instructions. He was granted a resentencing hearing. At that hearing he was resentenced, this time to life in prison. He will not be eligible for parole for about 40 years (2 life sentences - consecutive).
2 - There was never evidence that Upchurch was involved. Neither Henderson nor Pritchard could corroborate each others stories. The information they provided varied widely! There was not one single piece of physical evidence. The murderer was right handed. Upchurch is left handed. If this intrigues you, check out www.freejbupchurch.com!
And also, stick to Bledsoe's Blood Games. A better read, a better understanding of the case and people involved, and a much better writing style!
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding - Well Written
Comment: This is one of the best true crime books that I have ever read. I liked it even better than Fatal Vision (McGuiness as well). Mcguiness makes the characters come alive for the reader. It makes you want to go a meet and speak with them all personally. The story is sad and will break your heart, and mcguiness definitely does not try to diminish these feelings. There is no warm fuzzy ending, just the hope that Bonnie Von Stein's life is getting better.
Rating: 5
Summary: A riveting read
Comment: I read Joe McGinniss' Fatal Vision on Jan 5, 1985, and found it a well-done account. This book is just as good, and I found that I kept wanting to get back to reading it. It is very well-done, and a lawyer can read it without cringing, since the author handles the legal issues--fascinating ones so far as attorny-client relations go--intelligently. Anyone reading the book will want to read the opinion of the North Carolina Supreme Court which is State v. Upchurch, 421 S.E. 2d 577 (N.C. 1992). The book does not cover the retrial and I have found out how the retrial came out, but to tell you might be in the nature of a spoiler, so I won't.
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Title: Fatal Vision by Joe McGinniss ISBN: 0451165667 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Blind Faith by Joe McGinniss, Joe McGinniss ISBN: 0451162188 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: January, 1990 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Blood Games: A True Account of Family Murder by Jerry Bledsoe ISBN: 0451403444 Publisher: Onyx Books Pub. Date: April, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Small Sacrifices: A True Story of Passion and Murder by Ann Rule ISBN: 0451166604 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: EVERYTHING SHE EVER WANTED by Ann Rule ISBN: 067169071X Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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