After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by Marilyn J Bardsley

After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by Marilyn J Bardsley

(A 132-page True Crime Short with 42 photos) Jim Williams had it all: style, culture, charisma, and sophistication. As a premier antiques dealer in Savannah, he mingled with celebrities, including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and the Rockefellers, who came to admire his extraordinary treasures. His legacy thrust Savannah into the national spotlight and transformed the genteel city into a tourist mecca. But three decades of hard work came crashing down the night he shot Danny Hansford, his wild young lover. Jim Williams stood trial four times over the next decade for premeditated murder. Today, tourists flock to Mercer House to see the gorgeous mansion depicted in Clint Eastwood's movie and the book from which it was made-Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil-where flamboyant designer and antiques dealer Jim Williams (Kevin Spacey) killed Danny Hansford (Jude Law). While the movie and book portrayed the natives of Savannah as remarkably decadent, exotic characters, they missed the surprising dark side of Jim Williams himself. He was a smooth predator whose crimes could have put him behind bars long before the death of Danny Hansford. After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is the newly revised and expanded version of the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling true account of the crime, which includes crucial testimony recreating the courtroom drama between a gifted prosecutor and a brilliant defense attorney as they battle over the future of a self-made aristocrat. More than 40 photos and revealing insider interviews bring new life to the vivid cast of characters in this unique southern crime story.

Bardsley, Marilyn J.: - Marilyn J. Bardsley is a respected expert on serial killers and the editor of RosettaBooks' bestselling Crimescape(R) series, as well as the former executive editor and founder of Time Warner's Crime Library, a premier true crime website. Bardsley has written about some of the most famous serial killers, including Jeffrey Dahmer, Jack the Ripper, the Boston Strangler, and Charles Manson. Her work is also considered an important resource for law enforcement; her feature reporting on child murder cases was mandatory reading for the police team assigned to the Green River serial murders.

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ISBN 13	9780795333453
ISBN 10	0795333455
Title	After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Author	Marilyn J Bardsley
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Rosetta Books
Year published	2012-12-14
Number of pages	220
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.