Chronicles the twisted life and times of Blanche Taylor Moore, a devout born-again Christian seemingly devoted to her ill husband, but who concealed a psychopathic past filled with abuse, violence, and sexual outrage. Reprint. PW.
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From Publishers Weekly
An excellent true-crime study of Moore, a victim of sexual abuse who poisoned three men between 1973 and 1989. Photos.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
Blanche Taylor Moore was pretty, vivacious, and sexy. Men loved her, and she appeared to love them. Too bad she was so unlucky in love. Man after man fell ill and died, in spite of her devoted nursing. Schutze draws a compelling, chilling portrait of a woman spoon-feeding poison to husbands and lovers who were dying in agony. The book is not only a fine portrait of a madwoman, it is an indictment of the hospitals where the truth was routinely ignored. There are heroes, though, in the detectives who doggedly uncovered the truth and the lawyers who fought to see Blanche convicted. There are also numerous victims, including the sons bilked out of their inheritance after Blanche convinced them that their father wanted her to have his money. Schutze also gives a good feel for the small North Carolina towns where the story unfolded, and he carries the reader through the investigation and trial without ever losing momentum. Highly recommended for any true crime collection and for larger public libraries.
- Lois Walker, formerly with Winthrop Univ. Lib., Rock Hill, S.C.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
- Lois Walker, formerly with Winthrop Univ. Lib., Rock Hill, S.C.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Preacher's Girl: The Life and Crimes of Blanche Taylor Moore (Paperback)
I got this book out of my local library after seeing the TV movie starring Elizabeth Montgomery. The TV movie was based on this book. However, the movie did not even begin to scratch the surface of what Blanche Taylor Moore was really like. I was horrified to think that one human being could be this evil, yet appear perfectly normal. Her father was a terrible man, there was no question about that. He forced Blanche to do things that no child should have to endure. That is why Blanche probably turned out the way she did. It does not, however, excuse the terrible things she did to the people she supposedly "loved." It's a fascinating book.
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love true crime? get this book!,
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This review is from: Preacher's Girl: The Life and Crimes of Blanche Taylor Moore (Paperback)
There was a tv movie made about Blanche Taylor Moore. I believe Elizabeth Montgomery? played Blanche. I watched it and then went hunting for the book. I finally found it used, from a local bookshop. The tv movie doesnt even begin to cover what and who this woman was, the evil she caused and the lives she wrecked. The book is very graphic, but worth the reading. It reminds me of Helter Skelter by Mr. Bugliosi; you watch the movie version and go find the book. Tv movies leave a lot out.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Preacher's Girl: The Life and Crimes of Blanche Taylor Moore (Hardcover)
Jim Schutze, the book's author, takes you inside the crimes committed by Taylor-Moore against lovers, husbands, and family members. In horrifying detail, Schutze describes how the poison used, arsenic, destroys the body from the inside, and the pain and torture it creates. At times, the descriptions may seem almost too graphic, particularly if someone leans towards being a "visual" person to begin with. Not for shock value, however. I am convinced that Schutze uses the graphic detail to take the reader into the victim or his (her? as suggested in the death of Isla Taylor) family, allowing the reader to "see" and feel what those around the victim felt and experienced. Horribly real in every way, but it's not easy to put this book down either.
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