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Cruel Deception

The True Story of Multiple Murder and Two Devastated Families (St. Martin's True Crime Library)

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Cruel Deception

By: Gregg Olsen
Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
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Gregg Olsen tells the whole shocking story of this true crime in Cruel Deception.

In and out of hospitals since birth, angelic nine-month-old Morgan Reid finally succumbed to what appeared to be sudden infant death syndrome. Morgan's Texas-born mother, Tanya, a nurse and devoted wife, pulled up stakes with her grieving husband, Jim, and moved on. It was the best way to put the past behind them. Until their son, Michael, a boy who by all accounts was terrified of his mother, began showing signs of the same affliction that stole the life of his baby sister....

First, the suspicion: Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Then, Tanya was charged and convicted with felony child abuse of her son. She was later tried and ultimately convicted for first degree murder of Morgan. It would become a landmark trial that unfolded in a series of reversals and bizarre twists of fate as it gradually revealed another side of Tanya Reid—of her own troubling childhood and the dark secrets that drove a woman to the cruelest deception of all....

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A mental health condition to be shared

This was good I learned a lot and grateful this story was shared. This crime needs to be told and shared.

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What happens behind closed doors...

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Shiver; what an icky feeling the whole case leaves in the reader. MSBP us one of the most unfathomable crimes known to man (OK, cliche, I know). As a mother, I know that an awful lot is expected of us, and it may be unreasonable to expect it all- for a bare minimum of care and concern for our babies- or even older children or offspring is fur from Unreasonable! In a questionable situation, I can see different people coming to different solutions, BUT SUFFFOCATING YOUR BABY/TODLER SON is NEVER One of them!
Gregg Olsen continues to write relevant and interesting (mostly true crime) books in a captivating and enthralling way; I am far from current on all of them, but I continue to embrace and enjoy.!

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Munchausen

This is a great story of the beginning documentation of Munchausen in the U.S. Who would think a mother would do this to their own child? So sad.

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An eye opener

Actually turned out good the story is sad but how it was told was good

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Great read!

Superbly written and read. These cases are difficult for everyone but Gregg Olsen tells them well.

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Good reading, interesting story to follow closely

Was an interesting story so sad to k is it was real. Very detailed so need to follow closely. Was read well, very matter of factor though (almost like a Dateline episode but with more detail.)

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Another Excellent Gregg Olsen Story

This one jumps around a bit but all comes together in the end. He doesn’t a great job of telling the non-main character stories too. Fascinating story.

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Slow start, but develops well.

I was less than thrilled with it for the first hour or so. But given the lack of anything else to listen to, and I went back. It became much more engaging once the actual crime (versus the historical fabric) became apparent and examined. Munchaussens is barely known/understood even today. It really hides in the shadows of parenting and society's need to believe in mothers and to pretend mental health isn't a real thing. I'm glad this case gets publicity, that Tanya did get convicted. Hopefully some infant someday will be rescued as a result.

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Another Great True Crime

I know it sounds horrible to enjoy a story especially when life has been taken and that of a baby. the facts are things like this nee to be written. people need to understand these things actually happen

while the book was medical fact heavy, I did enjoy the overall story.

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Olsen and Pierce never disappoint

I would listen to Kevin Pierce read a takeout menu, and Gregg Olsen is rapidly becoming the best true-crime author imho. Can’t wait for another pairing of these guys. Bravo.

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