
Starkweather
The Untold Story of the Killing Spree That Changed America
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Narrated by:
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William DeMeritt
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Harry N. MacLean
The definitive story of Charles Starkweather, often considered to be the first mass killer in the modern age of America
On January 21, 1958, nineteen-year-old Charles Starkweather changed the course of crime in the United States when he murdered the parents and sister of his fourteen-year-old girlfriend (and possible accomplice), Caril Ann Fugate, in a house on the edge of Lincoln, Nebraska. They then drove to the nearby town of Bennet, where a farmer was robbed and killed. When Starkweather’s car broke down, the teenagers who stopped to help were murdered and jammed into a storm cellar. By the time the dust settled, ten innocent people were dead and the city of Lincoln was in a state of terror. Schools closed. Men with rifles perched on the roofs of their houses. The National Guard patrolled the street. If there is a cultural version of PTSD, the town suffered from it.
Starkweather and Fugate’s capture and arrest, and the resulting trials about the killing spree, received worldwide coverage. The event would serve as the inspiration for the movie Natural Born Killers and Springsteen’s iconic album Nebraska. Today, the story has dropped far from the national consciousness. With new material, new reporting, and new conclusions about the possible guilt or innocence of Fugate, the tale is ripe for an updated and definitive retelling. In Starkweather, bestselling author Harry N. MacLean tells the story of this shocking event and its lasting impact, a crime spree that struck deep into the heart of the heartland.
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Critic reviews
“MacLean offers the most comprehensive work to date on the horrific murder spree launched in Nebraska by nineteen-year-old Charles Starkweather. As a community insider, MacLean presents a convincing case that the myth of teenage lovers on a murderous lark must be remedied. True-crime fans will be enthralled.”—Dr. Katherine Ramsland, professor of forensic psychology and award-winning author of Confession of a Serial Killer
deep. So is his book. Author featured on Ep 187 of The Craig Silverman Show.
Brilliant prose here
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Amazing!
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Justice was served with this book.
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I really liked it.
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The impact going back to the author’s past.
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I'm a "bedtime" listener and upon hearing "hers and his" versions of the Meyer - my last name as well although I don't know of any direct family relationship - murder before falling asleep during the The Crimes section and then yet another "retelling" during the The Trials section was a major turnoff. They serve no purpose since the basic truth - they were murderers and in her case still are - is unchanged.
Mention of "Charlie's crimes" are also sickening. They were - and are - Carol's crimes as well.
Overall this "narrative" smacks of an effort by the author to create his "In Cold Blood". It fails. Maybe not miserably but definitely.
Initially entertaining.
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Confusing story line
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Very detailed and fair account
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Very compelling true crime story!
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