Pam D. (JaedynsGrandma) reviewed on 4/10/2006 + 32 more book reviews

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Ellen Boehm appeared to be a typ0ical single mother, full of love for her children. She worked hard and enjoyed close family ties. Yet within two years' time, tw-year-old David and four-year-old Steven Boehm mysterioulsy died, leaving doctors baffled about the exact cause of death. In addition, her eight-year-old daughter suffered a near-fatal mishap.
Although Ellen told everyone her sons died of illness, Detective Sergant Joseph Burgoon of the St. Louis homicide division wasn't buying it. Relentlessly pursuing the truth. he slowly unraveled a labyrinth of deceptions and lies to reveal Ellen as a col-blooded killer who couldn't wait to collect on the insurance policies she had secretly taken out on her children. Now this mesmerizing true-crime story reconstructs the chilling events surrounding the unspeakable acts of a mother whose double life hid the dark heart of a murderer... and a brillieant cop's determination to bring her to justice.

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