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Conviction
- The Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars
- By: Juan Martinez
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,388
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,238
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,228
Juan Martinez, the fiery prosecutor who convicted notorious murderess Jodi Arias for the disturbing killing of Travis Alexander, speaks for the first time about the shocking investigation and sensational trial that captivated the nation. Through two trials, America watched with bated breath as Juan Martinez fought relentlessly to convict Jodi Arias of murder one for viciously stabbing her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, to death.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Never Understood His Questioning Technique Before
- By Dennis on 02-22-16
- Conviction
- The Untold Story of Putting Jodi Arias Behind Bars
- By: Juan Martinez
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Amazing story
Reviewed: 02-13-24
This guy is a freakin genius, he tells you exactly how and why he went about the case the way he did. I listen to true crime every day and this is the first review I’ve written
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Beyond Reason
- The True Story of a Shocking Double Murder, a Brilliant, Beautiful Virginia Socialite, and a Deadly Psychotic Obsession
- By: Ken Englade
- Narrated by: Perry Daniels
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Story4 out of 5 stars 117
She was a beautiful, gifted descendant of Lady Astor. But Elizabeth Haysom was also a spoiled, willful daughter of privilege. He was the brilliant young son of a German diplomat. But his love for Elizabeth would draw Jens Soering into a web of madness and murder. When Elizabeth's parents were found savagely butchered in their elegant Virginia country home, she and Jens fled to Europe - igniting an international manhunt that spanned three continents.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story, better narration
- By melissa on 04-21-21
- Beyond Reason
- The True Story of a Shocking Double Murder, a Brilliant, Beautiful Virginia Socialite, and a Deadly Psychotic Obsession
- By: Ken Englade
- Narrated by: Perry Daniels
OK I can’t even make it past the second chapter here
Reviewed: 01-18-23
I am a huge, true crime fanatic, and I try to pick which books I read very carefully because I don’t need a lot of flowery extra details that the author could possibly have known like how someone’s face is as blank as the blue Virginia sky. I totally get the need to do things like reconstruct conversations, but I cannot stand when a book is written like fiction, and the author is literally saying what people are thinking and exactly what their expressions are like, and using other annoying analogies. Of all the books that I have listened to. I have stopped two of them when I just could not deal with the writing anymore.. I am guilty of not writing reviews, even for the most fabulous books. I just want you to know before you use the credit that this is written like a fiction book. If you want straight to the point, descriptions and situations this may not be the right book for you. So maybe in the future, if I am totally desperate and have zero credits, I will give it another try, but I just can’t at the moment. I can’t even really give it an accurate number of stars since I can’t make it through. I am sure it’s an interesting story so I will give it the benefit of the doubt with regards to story. The narrator is good.
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Too Pretty to Live
- The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee
- By: Dennis Brooks
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,256
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,138
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,132
When Bill Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth began their romance, they unknowingly set in motion a diabolical plot that would end with them murdered in their own home, Hayworth holding their mercifully unharmed infant. Chris was a CIA agent who was concerned about Jenelle. Seeing the cyberbullying she had endured, and worried for her safety, Chris got in touch with Jenelle's protective parents and her devoted boyfriend, warning them that Payne and Hayworth were a danger to Jenelle.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Too tedious to read
- By Shops2much on 10-12-16
- Too Pretty to Live
- The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee
- By: Dennis Brooks
- Narrated by: John Pruden
A must read
Reviewed: 11-12-22
I often prefer the lengthy books with all of the background information on all of the people involved. This is not that book. It’s written by the prosecutor and he is right to the point. The case is more bizarre then what was on 20/20. I literally called my mom and was like “you must read this immediately. The sheer lunacy will astound you.” Five stars. Wish this guy had more insane cases so I could hear more from him.
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Woman at the Devil's Door
- The Untold Story of the Hampstead Murderess
- By: Sarah Beth Hopton
- Narrated by: Kate Mulligan
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 363
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 327
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Story4 out of 5 stars 325
On October 24, 1890, a woman's mutilated and lifeless body was discovered on a pile of rubbish in Hampstead, North London. Her arms were lacerated, her face crushed and bloodied, and her head almost completely severed from her body. A mile away a blood-soaked stroller was found leaning against a residential gate. The dead baby's body, hidden beneath a nettle bush, was not located until the following morning. So began the incredible story of the Hampstead Tragedy.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good book, sloppy audiobook
- By P'an on 10-13-20
- Woman at the Devil's Door
- The Untold Story of the Hampstead Murderess
- By: Sarah Beth Hopton
- Narrated by: Kate Mulligan
Very well researched
Reviewed: 11-16-21
I honestly wasn’t expecting TOO much because I’m not that interested in older crime stories, but I was really surprised to find myself interested. It was really thoroughly researched. I had no problem with the narrator’s style; I dislike a ton of inflection and when the narrator tries to “do a voice” and I prefer just to hear the facts and conversations that are known and recorded rather than extra stuff like “she took a deep breath and looked out the window at the dew on the grass..” if you like things to read like a novel then you will probably dislike this., but I liked it a lot and found myself conflicted about the alleged murderess.
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Gone Forever
- A True Story of Marriage, Betrayal, and Murder
- By: Diane Fanning
- Narrated by: Jane Cramer
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4 out of 5 stars 83
Susan McFarland watched, powerless, as her husband, Rick McFarland, went into a downhill spiral of get-rich-quick schemes, quirky shopping trips, and prescription-drug abuse. Susan, a rising star at a major corporation, finally had enough. When she decided to call it quits, Rick ended her life, leaving three young boys - ages 5, 8, and 11 - without a mother. A two-month long search by law enforcement and volunteers found no trace of the missing woman....
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5 out of 5 stars
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a very good book
- By Stephane on 06-19-12
- Gone Forever
- A True Story of Marriage, Betrayal, and Murder
- By: Diane Fanning
- Narrated by: Jane Cramer
Interesting story
Reviewed: 09-02-21
The author definitely gave life to Susan despite hers having been taken. It’s not a whodunit book which is fine. I appreciated that the narrator didn’t try to lower her voice when speaking something said by a man in the book. That seriously gets on my nerves. She was very frank narrating and I think she did a good job, though if you prefer to hear different voices from the narrator you’ll probably find it a little monotonous.
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A Tangled Web
- A Cyberstalker, a Deadly Obsession, and the Twisting Path to Justice
- By: Leslie Rule
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 415
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 369
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 365
It was a bleak November in 2012 when Cari Lea Farver vanished from Omaha, Nebraska. Cari, 37, was a devoted mother, reliable employee, and loyal friend - not the type to shirk responsibilities, abandon her son, and run off on an adventure while her dying father took his last breaths. Yet, the many texts from her phone indicated she had done just that. While Cari's boyfriend, Dave Kroupa, and her supervisor were bewildered by her abrupt disappearance, they accepted the texts at face value. Her mother, Nancy Raney, however, was alarmed and reported Cari missing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unbelievable and impossible but sadly all true.
- By maggie mae on 05-12-20
- A Tangled Web
- A Cyberstalker, a Deadly Obsession, and the Twisting Path to Justice
- By: Leslie Rule
- Narrated by: Tanya Eby
Fascinating and bizarre
Reviewed: 09-11-20
Leslie takes after her mother with this one. I kept seeing it come up as a suggestion and I was thinking it didn’t look that interesting. Then I decided to give it a try and wow! The narrator sounded much like an operator on a recorded phone tree at first, but as the book got more intense the narration got better. It was like the narrator was getting into the story with me. When it started I was not impressed with the narration. If you aren’t, don’t give up! I’m not going to get into all the details, you can read that in the summary. Basically it’s insane and fascinating!
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