Summary of Karen Kingsbury's Missy's Murder

Summary of Karen Kingsbury's Missy's Murder
Author: Everest Media,
Publisher: Everest Media LLC
Total Pages: 63
Release: 2022-09-20T00:00:00Z
Genre: True Crime
ISBN:

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 On October 1, 1985, the Santa Ana winds started blowing in the San Fernando Valley. They were gentle and warm, and they blew the smog away, leaving behind a rare blue in the southern California skies. #2 Missy was close to her mother, and she never intended to share all her secrets. But it was so much nicer to believe that one’s daughter had nothing to hide, so Irene never probed too far. #3 Missy was close to her mother, and she never intended to share all her secrets. But it was so much nicer to believe that one’s daughter had nothing to hide, so Irene never probed too far. #4 In 1985, the Santa Ana winds started blowing in the San Fernando Valley. They were gentle and warm, and they blew the smog away, leaving behind a rare blue in the southern California skies. Missy was close to her mother, and she never intended to share all her secrets. But it was so much nicer to believe that one’s daughter had nothing to hide, so Missy never probed too far.

Karen Kingsbury True Crime Novels

Karen Kingsbury True Crime Novels
Author: Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Total Pages: 1224
Release: 2020-10-16
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 0795351135

Four chilling true crime novels by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter. Final Vows: Murder, Madness, and Twisted Justice in California When Carol Montecalvo began writing to a man in prison named Dan through a program at her church, she considered it her Christian duty. She had no idea it would lead to love and marriage—and her murder . . . Deadly Pretender:The Double Life of David Miller When a man’s dream job and beautiful family weren’t enough for him, he pretended to be an attorney, then a CIA agent. And he secretly married another woman. He juggled it all quite well—until the day his two wives found out about each other . . . The Snake and the Spider:Abduction and Murder in Daytona Beach A dream Spring Break vacation for two innocent, young men became every parent’s worst nightmare when they met two cold-blooded killers . . . Missy’s Murder:Passion, Betrayal, and Murder in Southern California Teenager Missy Avila was lured into the woods, beaten, tortured, and drowned. Missy’s best friend, Karen Severson, publicly vowed to find the killer and even moved in with Missy’s family to help. Three years later, a surprise witness exposed the murderers as Missy’s two best friends—one of whom was Karen . . .

Missy's Murder

Missy's Murder
Author: Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2017-03-08
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1629211400

From a New York Times–bestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter, two teens kill their friend, then befriend the girl’s family to avoid suspicion. On a beautiful October day in the San Fernando Valley, teenager Missy Avila was lured into the woods, beaten, tortured, and drowned. Missy’s best friend, Karen Severson, publicly vowed to find the killer and even moved in with Missy’s family to help. Three years later, a surprise witness exposed the murderers as Missy’s two best friends—one of whom was Karen. New York Times–bestselling author Karen Kingsbury delivers a story full of twists, turns, betrayals, and confessions. Missy’s Murder is a shocking tale of one of the most notorious murder trials of the eighties, and a startling debut novel from Kingsbury, who now has over twenty-five million books in print.

Just Once

Just Once
Author: Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2024-06-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1982104457

1941, Bloomington, Indiana. Irvel Ellis is too focused on her secret to take much notice in the war raging overseas. She's dating Sam but in love with his brother, Hank. When Pearl Harbor is attacked, their lives are turned upside down overnight, Sam is drafted; Hank wants to enlist, but Sam insists he stay home and take up the battle on the home front. While Sam fights in Europe, an undeniable chemistry builds between Irvel and Hank but neither would dare cross that line. When a devastating telegram comes, Hank enlists the next day and has just two weeks until he ships out. Years later, Hank and Irvel make a series of VHS tapes for her to play as she sinks into Alzheimer's, determined to keep some of her memories alive. - adapted from publisher info and perusal of book

The Girl in the Leaves

The Girl in the Leaves
Author: Robert Scott
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2012-12-31
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1101600942

The shocking true crime story of one of the most bizarre mass murders ever recorded—and the girl who escaped with her life. In the fall of 2010, in the all-American town of Apple Valley, Ohio, four people disappeared without a trace: Stephanie Sprang; her friend, Tina Maynard; and Tina’s two children, thirteen-year-old Sarah and eleven-year-old Kody. Investigators began scouring the area, yet despite an extensive search, no signs of the missing people were discovered. On the fourth day of the search, evidence trickled in about neighborhood “weirdo” Matthew Hoffman. A police SWAT team raided his home and found an extremely disturbing sight: every square inch of the place was filled with leaves and a terrified Sarah Maynard was bound up in the middle of it like some sort of perverted autumn tableau. But there was no trace of the others. Then came Hoffman’s confession to an unspeakable crime that went beyond murder and defied all reason. His tale of evil would make Sarah’s survival and rescue all the more astonishing—a compelling tribute to a young girl’s resilience and courage and to her fierce determination to reclaim her life in the wake of unimaginable trauma.

Murder in the Family

Murder in the Family
Author: Burl Barer
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2009-05
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 9780786019243

In 1987, Kirby Anthoney, a 23-year-old drifter, sexually assaulted and murdered his aunt and young cousins in Anchorage, Alaska. Now, Burl Barer tells the true story of the crime police called one of the most grisly and disturbing in the history of the Alaskan homicide. of photos.

The Yoga Store Murder

The Yoga Store Murder
Author: Dan Morse
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2013-11-05
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1101601531

The full true story of the lululemon murder and what really happened to Jayna Murray and Brittany Norwood--photos included. It was a crime that shocked the country. On March 12, 2011, two young saleswomen were found brutally attacked inside a lululemon athletica retail store in Bethesda, Maryland, one of the nation’s wealthiest suburbs. Thirty-year-old Jayna Murray was dead—slashed, stabbed, and struck more than three hundred times. Investigators found blood spattered on walls, and size fourteen men’s shoe prints leading away from her body. Twenty-eight-year-old Brittany Norwood was found alive, tied up on the bathroom floor. She had lacerations, a bloody face, and ripped clothing. She told investigators that two masked men had slipped into the Bethesda lululemon store just after closing, presumably planning to rob it. She spoke of the night of terror she and her coworker had experienced. Investigators were sympathetic…but as the case went on, Brittany’s story began to unravel. Why rob a business that dealt mostly in credit cards? Why was Jayna murdered but Brittany left alive? Could the petite, polite Brittany have been involved? Most chilling of all: could she have been the killer?

Beyond Reason

Beyond Reason
Author: Ken Englade
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1990-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312923464

The true story of Elizabeth Haysom and Jens Soering, convicted of the double murder of her parents, Derek and Nancy Haysom.

Just Beyond the Clouds

Just Beyond the Clouds
Author: Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Center Street
Total Pages: 199
Release: 2007-09-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1599950529

#1 bestselling author Karen Kingsbury tells the heartwrenching story of Cody Gunner, a widower fighting for stability, and the woman who wants to help him trust again -- even when trust is the most terrifying thing of all. Still aching over his wife's death, Cody Gunner can't bear the thought of also letting go of his Down's Syndrome brother, Carl Joseph. Cody wants his brother home, where he will be safe and cared for, not out on his own in a world that Cody knows all too well can be heartless and insecure. So when Carl Joseph's teacher, Elle, begins championing his independence, she finds herself at odds with Cody. But even as these two battle it out, they can't deny the instinctive connection they share, and Cody faces a crisis of the heart. What if Elle is the one woman who can teach Cody that love is still possible? If Cody can let go of his lingering anger, he might just see that sometimes the brightest hope of all lies just beyond the clouds.

Before He Wakes

Before He Wakes
Author: Jerry Bledsoe
Publisher: Onyx
Total Pages: 462
Release: 1996
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780451406095

The case of a wealthy North Carolina woman who, after leading a life of deceit, is finally brought to trial for murdering her husband.