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i spent 35 years as a trial lawyer. i've read novels about murder mysteries; i've seen movies about murder mysteries; i've seen television shows about murder mysteries. i have never read or seen any book, movie or television show about a murder mystery better than vincent bugliosi's real-life story "and the sea will tell."
its the story of two couples who happened to meet on an uninhabited atoll a thousand miles away from *anything*, in the middle of the pacific ocean. one couple was a wealthy duo from san diego, who were on the first leg of an around-the-world voyage on their beautiful, custom-made, well-equipped, well-provisioned, first-class ketch. the other couple was a multi-convicted felon who was fleeing the law with his latest girlfriend, who were piloting a broken-down, leaky sloop, with no equipment, three dogs, and few provisions. a few months after they met on the island, the con and his girlfriend sailed into hawaii with the high-class boat ... which had been repainted and renamed ... and the wealthy couple had disappeared.
the con and the girl were prosecuted and convicted of stealing the boat. but there werent any bodies - or any other evidence - so a murder case just wasnt possible.
six years later, a couple from south africa arrived at the island. as the woman was running along the beach one day, she saw that an old container had washed up along the shore and had broken open. as she got closer, she saw a skull ...
and the sea will tell is the story of the (presumed) events, and how bugliosi took the case of the girl, planned a defense to the charge of murder, and tried the case.
highly recommended!!!
its the story of two couples who happened to meet on an uninhabited atoll a thousand miles away from *anything*, in the middle of the pacific ocean. one couple was a wealthy duo from san diego, who were on the first leg of an around-the-world voyage on their beautiful, custom-made, well-equipped, well-provisioned, first-class ketch. the other couple was a multi-convicted felon who was fleeing the law with his latest girlfriend, who were piloting a broken-down, leaky sloop, with no equipment, three dogs, and few provisions. a few months after they met on the island, the con and his girlfriend sailed into hawaii with the high-class boat ... which had been repainted and renamed ... and the wealthy couple had disappeared.
the con and the girl were prosecuted and convicted of stealing the boat. but there werent any bodies - or any other evidence - so a murder case just wasnt possible.
six years later, a couple from south africa arrived at the island. as the woman was running along the beach one day, she saw that an old container had washed up along the shore and had broken open. as she got closer, she saw a skull ...
and the sea will tell is the story of the (presumed) events, and how bugliosi took the case of the girl, planned a defense to the charge of murder, and tried the case.
highly recommended!!!
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