Fatal Exam: Solving Lubbock's Greatest Murder Mystery - Couverture souple

Burton, Alan; Lanehart, Chuck

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1682831876 ISBN 13 : 9781682831878

Editeur : Texas A & M University Press, 2023

Synopsis

On Monday, December 4, 1967, a body was discovered in the Science Building of the largest university in West Texas. The next day, citizens of Lubbock gathered for the Carol of Lights, an event typically the centerpiece of the holidays for the quiet college town. But in 1967, the normal festive excitement and anticipation were swiftly shattered by the harrowing events that had occurred just twenty-four hours earlier.

For the first time, the account of this shocking murder has been painstakingly reconstructed by Alan Burton and Chuck Lanehart. Piecing together timelines based on interviews, journalists' archives, courtroom transcripts, and the personal experiences of Lubbockites, Fatal Exam situates the murder, relates the capture, and details the trial of the crime's perpetrator. Not your standard psychopathic master, the criminal at this tale's center cuts a challenging profile, and his history shines an unusual light on the criminal justice system.

Fatal Exam is a crime story, but it's also the story of a venerated institution in West Texas and the peculiar town-and-gown relationship that comes in such a far-flung setting.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Alan Burton's professional writing career spans nearly forty years. His work has
been honored by the Associated Press, Texas School Public Relations
Association, and Oklahoma College Public Relations Association. His resume
includes forty years of experience in the media/communications field; he
recently retired as special assistant to the president and director of
University Communications at Southeastern Oklahoma State
University. Burton is a 1979 graduate of Texas Tech University, where he
earned a bachelor of arts degree in English. This is his ninth book.


Chuck Lanehart is a criminal defense lawyer based in Lubbock,
Texas. In his four-decade career, he has represented citizens accused in
almost the entirety of the Texas Plains and beyond. Since 2017, he has authored
a regular column for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's "Caprock Chronicles"
Sunday history feature. The History Press published his book Tragedy
and Triumph on the Texas Plains in 2021, Marvels of the Texas Plains in
2022, and Evolution of the Texas Plains in 2023.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Texas A & M University Press
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1682831876
• ISBN 13: 9781682831878
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216
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• Personne responsable: non disponible