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A Death in White Bear Lake : The True Chronicle of an All-American Town
A Death in White Bear Lake The True Chronicle of an AllAmerican Town
Author: Barry Siegel
"We want to talk to you about my brother who was murdered twenty-one years ago--can we come in?" The veneer of tranquility in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, began to crack the day Jerry Sherwood and her son showed up at the police station to inquire about her first-born son, Dennis--adopted by Lois and Harold Jurgens and dead before his fourth birt...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780345432995
ISBN-10: 0345432991
Publication Date: 11/28/2000
Pages: 544
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  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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4.1 stars, based on 26 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
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 reviewed A Death in White Bear Lake : The True Chronicle of an All-American Town on + 50 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This is a sad story of a woman that killed one of her adopted sons and got away with it for years. The reader will be left shaking their head in disbelief! There were a few people that covered up for the killer and even more people that turned a blind eye to the abuse.
You will be surprised at the events that led to the prosecution of the killer. An unlikely hero and a biological mother that wouldn't let it go.
This book will leave it's mark on you!
jazzysmom avatar reviewed A Death in White Bear Lake : The True Chronicle of an All-American Town on + 907 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This book was so hard to put down. The author is very detailed and the story is true. So many people knew and no one did anything, unimaginable!! They all should of been prosecuted. I will remember Dennis in my prayer now. Excellent book.
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 blackrose74023 avatar reviewed A Death in White Bear Lake : The True Chronicle of an All-American Town on + 56 more book reviews
This book was hard to read because of the abuse it really hit home for my child hood and i am glad my mom did not kill me there was a movie on this story years ago I think it was in the 90's .
reviewed A Death in White Bear Lake : The True Chronicle of an All-American Town on + 4 more book reviews
It is a true story. The author understands the time, place and people. It is sad, tragic and facinating story.
reviewed A Death in White Bear Lake : The True Chronicle of an All-American Town on + 13 more book reviews
A family adopts a small boy, and the adoptive mother abuses and tortures the boy while the adoptive father does nothing to stop it. It takes over 20 years for the truth to come out. I found it very disturbing; I could not put the book down until I finished it.
reviewed A Death in White Bear Lake : The True Chronicle of an All-American Town on
This was hard to get into, a lot of detail that didn't add to the story, but once I got past that, it was an incredible, sickening story. I saw more photos recently on a TV show about this case and the author did such a good job of describing the horror inflicted on this child, that photos wouldn't have added anything.
reviewed A Death in White Bear Lake : The True Chronicle of an All-American Town on + 50 more book reviews
One of the saddest true crime books. A 3 year old adopted boy tortured and eventually murdered. The killer got away with it until the birth mother discovered what happened to him 15 years later.


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