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The Best Of Court TV: Blood And Lust: Crimes Stories : The Best of Court TV (Crime Stories)

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I have this book and wanted to list the crime stories that are in it since the previous review didn't have them.
The first chapter is called: Florida v. Ferrell "The Blood is the Life." It's about Rod Ferrell, the self proclaimed, Vampire Killer. The second chapter is called: Georgia v. Crowder "The Tomato Patch Murder." It's about a small town named Ludowici in Georgia and the grandson, Billy Crowder who murdered his abusive grandfather, Thurman Martin. The third chapter is called: Deleware v. Capano "Fatal Passion." It's about the lawyer, Tom Capano and the murder of Anne Marie Fahey. I enjoyed this book, myself. It contains 16 pages of photographs from all three crimes.

This book featured some interesting cases. The information about the cases and ultimate outcomes were likewise enlightening. The weakest part of this book was the dry retelling of the cases. Having read this book, I recommend that Court TV not produce any further editions. The best part of True Crime novels are getting into the minds of all the players, and having some sort of understanding about the people involved and the events. This book offers little insight of any of the people involved, or any true detailed analysis of the case. Both the investigations and the trials are rapidly condensed, leaving readers with little impression and sense of deep insight into the cases. For those seeking extensive knowledge of the bare facts of these cases, the book accomplishes that task. For those seeking profound knowledge of the cases, and the ability to feel the searing emotions of the case and come away affected by it, the book fails immensely at that goal. Basically to sum up in one concise sentence, the book does a good job of laying out the facts but does an inadequate job of probing deeper into the heart of the crimes.