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Cruel Doubt
Cruel Doubt
Author: Joe McGinniss
An account of the murder and attempted murder of the Von Steins describes how Bonnie Von Stein came to the shocking realization that the man who entered her bedroom, shot her husband, and stabbed her was her own son.
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ISBN-13: 9780671775391
ISBN-10: 0671775391
Publication Date: 6/1/1992
Pages: 512
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  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 37 ratings
Publisher: Pocket
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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mwelday avatar reviewed Cruel Doubt on + 148 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Horrifying true story of murder in small town NC...covers the investigation into a stepfather's murder and the children's roles in the crime. A must read for fans of true crime books.
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This is a fascinating true crime story of parricide in a wealthy North Carolina family. Joe Mcginniss' hours of interviews with the Von Stein family, friends, law enforcement officers and lawyers are recounted in painful detail and bring to light the story of a sadly disfunctional family and a horrible murder. The son, a college student, plots with his 'dungeons and dragons' player buddies to kill both his mother and stepfather for the multi-million dollar inheritance he thinks will make his life perfect. His mother survives and spends several years desperately trying to find her husband's killer, yet refusing to see where all the evidence is leading. Only after the son admits to the crime is the mother able to accept it - even as she continues to love and support him. A troubling question is never satisfactorily answered. Did the younger sister of the murderer play a part in the crime?
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good book
romeo avatar reviewed Cruel Doubt on + 334 more book reviews
Very nicely written. Good true crime book.


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