Eva Marie L. (babyjulie) -
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Probably the most disgusting true crime book I've read to date...and I've read A LOT.
"The worst crime a mother can commit...." This book is the story of a woman who carried her dead babies bodies with her from state to state. Crime/drama. Good read.
Tammy K. (avidreader64) reviewed Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Pinnacle True Crime) on + 37 more book reviews
Unbelievable that a mother could do that to her children and then blame it on someone else!
Very sad story.
Georgia B. (muttley) reviewed Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Pinnacle True Crime) on + 3 more book reviews
GoodBook, sad story. very quick read
If you like true crime, you will LOVE this book!!
Faye W. (AllieFWilliam) reviewed Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Pinnacle True Crime) on + 97 more book reviews
Unbelievable story of a woman who seems to always be pregnant. Three of the four dead babies are found in boxes in a storage bin. She has around 8 or so live children.
ShaiLynne J. (LoveBeingMOM) -
A very powerful story. Did she murder her babies, did her mother? You must decide.
In May 2003, an Arizona man who'd bought dozens of sealed boxes at a self-storage facility's auction of unclaimed property made a horrifying discovery: the bodies of three plastic-wrapped infants, one of which had become mummified over the years. Police traced them to Dianne Odell, 50, a mother of eight children,
Donna B. (lovemydogs) reviewed Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Pinnacle True Crime) on + 44 more book reviews
The author's style is a bit confusing. It goes back and forth between what the suspect told police when she was arrested and what she is telling the author during interviews. This style can be good, but this author simply makes it confusing by not clearly identifying which chapter reflects original interviews with the police and which is a result of the author's interview with her.
This was a very interesting book. Very hard to put down. How this woman could have went so long without being caught is unbelievable. Anyone who enjoys true crime, this is it at its best.
Jeannie H. (ilovebooksanddogs) -
I give up...I've been trying to get interested in this book for weeks and it's just too painful. Not due to the subject matter, which IS painful enough, but this book just isn't going anywhere, it's so repetitive. She denies, they accuse, she denies, she lies, they accuse, she tells more lies, they accuse, it's back and forth and not only boring but confusing. I started to wonder exactly how many babies did die. I hated the way this book was written. It's like this...lay the facts out and let them speak for themselves, if the author had done that, this book would have been about 100 pages long at the most. Enough to tell the truth.
Jennifer P. (cropper0444) reviewed Sleep in Heavenly Peace (Pinnacle True Crime) on + 16 more book reviews
In May 2003, an Arizona man who'd bought dozens of sealed boxes at a self-storage facility's auction of unclaimed property made a horrifying discovery; the bodies of three plastic-wrapped infants, one of which had become mummified over the years. Police trace them to Dianne Odell, 50, a mother of eight children, who admitted the babies were hers but claimed that they died of natural causes. She'd kept the bodies for over twenty years before abandoning them.
In 1989, the police had found the remains of a long-dead infant in a suitcase in the trunk of a car Odell had abandoned. The statute of limitations on manslaughter had saved her then from prosecution. She maintained that the fetus was the product of a rape by her father, and after he beat her, was stillborn.
Would O'Dell's stories sway the jury and buy her the mercy her babies were never granted? Or would she be forced to face the consequences of bringing innocent lives into the world--only to end them in cold blood.
In 1989, the police had found the remains of a long-dead infant in a suitcase in the trunk of a car Odell had abandoned. The statute of limitations on manslaughter had saved her then from prosecution. She maintained that the fetus was the product of a rape by her father, and after he beat her, was stillborn.
Would O'Dell's stories sway the jury and buy her the mercy her babies were never granted? Or would she be forced to face the consequences of bringing innocent lives into the world--only to end them in cold blood.
Unbelievable book!
