Eye of the Beholder
The Almost Perfect Murder of Anchorwoman Diane Newton King
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Murder, True Crime, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Lowell Cauffiel | ISBN: | 9781497649668 |
| Publisher: | MysteriousPress.com/Open Road | Publication: | July 8, 2014 |
| Imprint: | MysteriousPress.com/Open Road | Language: | English |
| Author: | Lowell Cauffiel |
| ISBN: | 9781497649668 |
| Publisher: | MysteriousPress.com/Open Road |
| Publication: | July 8, 2014 |
| Imprint: | MysteriousPress.com/Open Road |
| Language: | English |
“A fascinating psychological study of an unrepentant murderer” from a New York Times–bestselling author (Library Journal).
Battle Creek, Michigan, is famous as the birthplace of breakfast cereal, and the nearby suburb of Marshall is as wholesome as shredded wheat. Well-known for its colorful Victorian mansions, this stately slice of nineteenth-century Americana became infamous on a frigid night in February of 1991. Newscaster Diane Newton King was stepping out of her car, her children strapped into the backseat, when a sniper’s bullet cut her down. The police assumed that the killer was her stalker—a crazed fan who had been terrorizing King for weeks. But as their investigation ground to a standstill, the police turned to another suspect—one much closer to home.
In this gripping retelling of the crime and its aftermath, journalist Lowell Cauffiel re-creates the atmosphere of terror that marked King’s last days, giving us a story of celebrity, obsession, and what it means to kill.
“A fascinating psychological study of an unrepentant murderer” from a New York Times–bestselling author (Library Journal).
Battle Creek, Michigan, is famous as the birthplace of breakfast cereal, and the nearby suburb of Marshall is as wholesome as shredded wheat. Well-known for its colorful Victorian mansions, this stately slice of nineteenth-century Americana became infamous on a frigid night in February of 1991. Newscaster Diane Newton King was stepping out of her car, her children strapped into the backseat, when a sniper’s bullet cut her down. The police assumed that the killer was her stalker—a crazed fan who had been terrorizing King for weeks. But as their investigation ground to a standstill, the police turned to another suspect—one much closer to home.
In this gripping retelling of the crime and its aftermath, journalist Lowell Cauffiel re-creates the atmosphere of terror that marked King’s last days, giving us a story of celebrity, obsession, and what it means to kill.
