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Daddy's Girl: The Campbell Murder Case (Pinnacle True Crime)
Daddy's Girl The Campbell Murder Case - Pinnacle True Crime Author:Clifford Irving From Library Journal — The Houston murder of James and Virginia Campbell by their daughter, Cindy, and her boyfriend, David West, was the subject of Jack Olsen's Cold Kill ( LJ 12/87). Irving's and Olsen's treatments differ in style and judgment. Irving focuses on the trialsWest pled guilty, and after one hung jury, Cindy was convictedalthough he... more » doubts Cindy's guilt. Olsen ignores the trials and portrays Cindy as the instigator. Clearly, Cindy is unlikable and unbalanced; Irving's sympathy for her may be unpopular. He was a defense witness at one trial, and his thorough account is personal in tone, whereas Olsen's novelistic style is more readable and dramatic.« less