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A Death in Belmont
by Sebastian Junger
ISBN: 0060829958
ISBN-13: 9780060829957
Format: Compact Disc
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Summary
The author of THE PERFECT STORM revisits a decades-old murder in this riveting work of true crime. In 1963, the Boston Strangler terrified the city and the surrounding suburbs with his rape/murder spree. The killing of Bessie Goldberg fit the Strangler’s MO, and when police arrested African-American handyman and house cleaner Roy Smith for the crime, they assumed Smith was the Strangler. Years later, when white painter/carpenter Albert DeSalvo confessed to being the Strangler, Smith was already serving life in prison for the Goldberg murder. Junger evaluates the possibility that DeSalvo (who refused to number Goldberg among his admitted string of murders), not Smith (who also refused to admit guilt) killed Bessie Goldberg. What lends this book an added frisson is that during the period surrounding the murder (including the day in question), DeSalvo was working as a carpenter for Junger’s mother.
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"Junger's taut narrative makes dizzying hairpin turns....[H]e's a hell of a storyteller." (starred review)
"[A] trenchant look at an era of great unrest....A meticulously researched evocation of a time of terror, wrapped around a chilling, personal footnote." (starred review)
Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Harperaudio
Published date: 2006
Size: 5.5 x 5.75 inches
Weight: 0.5 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Documents the events surrounding the early 1960s serial murder case of the Boston Strangler, recounting how an innocent African-American housekeeper was hastily convicted and how the actual killer, carpenter Albert DeSalvo, eventually confessed. First serial, Vanity Fair. Simultaneous.
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A Death in Belmont
Junger, Sebastian; Conway, Kevin
Harperaudio . Used - Like New. Condition: Near new: unread (may have publisher's mark or minor shelfwear).; bkcs ( more information)
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A Death in Belmont, CD
Sebastian Junger; Narrator-Kevin Conway
HarperAudio, 2006-04-01. Audio CD. Very Good/Very Good. Audiobook on 7 CDs. CDs almost new with very few minor scratches. and 2 like new cardboard cases inside very good box.Email when shipped and free tracking information and delivery confirmation on domestic orders. No tracking or delivery confirmation available on international orders. ( more information)
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A Death in Belmont
Junger, Sebastian
New York: Harper, 2006 Shelfwear. Includes all 7 CD's.. Box. Good/No Jacket. ( more information)
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A Death in Belmont (Qty: 13)
Kevin Conway(Narrator), Sebastian Junger
Harperaudio. Unabridged Edition. Compact Disc. Brand New. 5.80 x 5.50 x 1.20. Brand new. Never played or owned. May have a remainder mark. 8.0 oz. The author of THE PERFECT STORM revisits a decades-old murder in this riveting work of true crime. In 1963, the Boston Strangler terrified the city and the surrounding suburbs with his rape/murder spree. The killing of Bessie Goldberg fit the Strangler’s MO, and when police arrested African-American handyman and house cleaner Roy Smith for the crime, they assumed Smith was the Strangler. Years later, when white painter/carpenter Albert DeSalvo confessed to being the Strangler, Smith was already serving life in prison for the Goldberg murder. Junger evaluates the possibility that DeSalvo (who refused to number Goldberg among his admitted string of murders), not Smith (who also refused to admit guilt) killed Bessie Goldberg. What lends this book an added frisson is that during the period surrounding the murder (including the day in question), DeSalvo was working as a carpenter for Junger’s mother. Documents the events surrounding the early 1960s serial murder case of the Boston Strangler, recounting how an innocent African-American housekeeper was hastily convicted and how the actual killer, carpenter Albert DeSalvo, eventually confessed. First serial, Vanity Fair. Simultaneous. Junger's taut narrative makes dizzying hairpin turns....[H]e's a hell of a storyteller. (starred review) -- (02/13/2006) -- [A] trenchant look at an era of great unrest....A meticulously researched evocation of a time of terror, wrapped around a chilling, personal footnote. (starred review) -- (03/01/2006). . ( more information)
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A Death in Belmont, CD (Qty: 5)
Sebastian Junger; Reader-Kevin Conway
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