Teresa Carpenter | Psychological Thriller and Crime Thriller

Missing Beauty by Teresa Carpenter

Name: Missing Beauty by Teresa Carpenter
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SKU: 0821727559
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A Boston True Crime Investigation of William Douglas, Robin Benedict, and University Embezzlement

In March 1983, twenty-one-year-old commercial artist and escort Robin Benedict vanished from Boston, Massachusetts. Suspicion centered on William H. Douglas, a respected, married professor of anatomy at Tufts University School of Medicine, who had developed an obsessive fixation on Benedict.

Pulitzer Prize-winner Teresa Carpenter details how Douglas embezzled over $95,000 in university research grant funds to finance Benedict's lifestyle. The book follows the investigation by Boston Homicide detectives and prosecutors who secured Douglas's conviction for manslaughter, marking a landmark case prosecuted primarily through financial paper trails and circumstantial evidence.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Teresa Carpenter delivers an acclaimed, atmospheric work of Boston true crime reporting. Combining financial forensics with psychological analysis, this classic volume is a must-read for fans of Joe McGinniss, Dominick Dunne, and Ann Rule.

Edition & Specifications

Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp

Pages: 605

Format: Paperback

Publication Date: 1989

ISBN: 9780821727553

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