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Sleep My Darlings - by Diane Fanning (Paperback)

Sleep My Darlings - by  Diane Fanning (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Award-winning true-crime author Fanning chronicles the story of Julie Schenecker, who is accused in the January 2011 shooting deaths of her two teenage children in Tampa, Florida. Includes an 8-page photo insert. Original.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>This is the shocking true story of motherhood, mental illness, and two charges of murder in the first degree. </b> <p/>On January 28, 2011, the Tampa Police Department received a phone call from a woman who was worried about her daughter, Julie Schenecker. A devoted Army wife and mother of two, Julie had sent her mother an email that could be described as suicidal. When authorities arrived at the Schenecker home, they encountered a horrific scene... <p/> Sixteen-year-old Calyx and thirteen-year-old Beau Schenecker were found dead--both of them shot, then covered with blankets. Upon questioning, Julie admitted that she was tired of the kids talking back and just wanted it to be over. Had her manic depression driven her to the point of insanity? Or was hers a case of cold, calculated violence and manipulation?</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b>SHE LOVED HER TWO CHILDREN</b></p><p>On January 28, 2011, the Tampa Police Department received a phone call from a woman who was worried about her daughter, Julie Schenecker. A devoted Army wife and mother of two, Julie had sent her mother an email that could be described as "suicidal." When authorities arrived at the Schenecker home, they encountered a horrific scene...</p><p><b>UNTIL SHE LAID THEM BOTH TO REST</b></p><p>Sixteen-year-old Calyx and thirteen-year-old Beau Schenecker were found dead--both of them shot, then covered with blankets. Upon questioning, Julie admitted that she was "tired of the kids talking back" and just "wanted it to be over." Had her manic depression driven her to the point of insanity? Or was hers a case of cold, calculated violence and manipulation? This is the shocking true story of motherhood, mental illness, and two charges of murder in the first degree.</p><p> Includes 8 pages of chilling photographs</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>DIANE FANNING is the author of the Edgar Award finalist <i>Written in Blood: A True Story of Murder and a Deadly 16-Year-Old Secret That Tore a Family Apart</i>, as well as ten other true-crime books (available from St. Martin's) and<i> </i>the Lieutenant Lucinda Pierce mystery series. She lives in New Braunfels, Texas.

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