When the Husband is the Suspect

From the bestselling author of The Defense Never Rests a look at the modern spate of spousal homicides. This book provides an overview of several of the most famous homicidal husband cases of recent years including: - Sam Sheppard who inspired the TV series and movie The Fugitive - Jeffrey McDonald who became the subject of the bestseller Fatal Vision - Mister Perfect Brad Cunningham who was convicted of bludgeoning his wife to death - Michael Peterson who was the subject of the IFC documentary series The Staircase and a Lifetime movie original starring Treat Williams - OJ Simpson whose dream team of lawyers defended the former pro-football player and movie star of the brutal murder of his ex-wife as the entire nation watched - Claus von Bulow immortalized in the book and movie Reversal of Fortune - Robert Blake former TV star who was suspected of engineering the death of his conwoman wife - Scott Peterson a philandering sociopathic husband who almost escaped arrest for the murder of his wife and unborn child. - Lambert "Bart" Knol who claimed he suffered from "substance-induced persistent amnesia" when he was accused of killing his wife of 38 years These cases and others are presented in an objective manner by a knowledgeable voice that recognizes that suspicion and sometimes even conviction are not always synonymous with guilt.