Murder in the Heartland by M W Phelps

Murder in the Heartland by M W Phelps

The most disturbing and moving look at murder in rural America since In Cold Blood. Gregg Olsen On a December night in 2004, a 911 operator in Nodaway County, Missouri, received a frantic call from a woman who d found her pregnant 23-year-old daughter in a pool of blood on the living room floor. Most shocking of all, the dying woman s unborn baby had been viciously ripped from her womb. Get ready for some sleepless nights. Carlton Stowers Across the border in Melvern, Kansas, Lisa Montgomery showed off a beautiful newborn she proudly claimed as her own. While some shared her excitement, others harbored suspicions. Meanwhile televisions across the nation broadcast the first Amber Alert for an unborn child. Phelps is a first-rate investigator. Dr. Michael M. Baden Newly updated with the latest surprising developments, Murder in the Heartland goes behind the scenes of two picture-perfect American towns forever changed by one horrifying act of violence. With exclusive access to key witnesses, family members, and potential victims who narrowly escaped a similar gruesome fate, M. William Phelps tells a classic American tale of unthinkable murder and the quest for justice.

M.D., a bestselling investigative journalist and serial killer expert, has written for the New York Times. William Phelps has been on over 100 television shows and is the author of thirty-one nonfiction books. He is one of the stars of Deadly Women and Oxygen's Snapped, Killer Couples, and KillerPost. He created, produced, and starred in the series Dark Minds. He's been dubbed the nation's preeminent authority on the psychology of the female murderer by Radio America. Phelps is able to access the hearts and minds of his subjects like no one else, having been touched by tragedy himself through the unsolved death of his sister-in-law. He resides in a agricultural town in Connecticut and may be reached at www.mwilliamphelps.com.

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ISBN 13	9780758215567
ISBN 10	0758215568
Title	Murder in the Heartland
Author	M W Phelps
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Kensington Publishing
Year published	2006-06-01
Number of pages	400
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