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Appointment For Murder by Susan Crain Bakos

Appointment For Murder by Susan Crain Bakos

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A St. Louis True Crime Biography of Dr. Glennon Engleman, Insurance Fraud, and Murder-for-Hire

For over two decades, Dr. Glennon Engleman operated a successful dental practice in St. Louis, Missouri, while secretly organizing a lucrative murder-for-hire enterprise. Engleman manipulated business associates and former lovers into marrying wealthy targets, taking out life insurance policies, and splitting the payouts after he executed the victims.

Author Susan Crain Bakos details the joint investigation by St. Louis police detectives and federal agents who unraveled Engleman's multi-state financial schemes. The narrative follows the informant operations, forensic ballistics, and accomplice testimonies that ended Engleman's thirty-year reign as a killer for hire.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Susan Crain Bakos delivers a compelling study of financial sociopathy and contract murder. Rich in investigative tradecraft and trial strategy, this true crime classic is a great fit for fans of Ann Rule, Jack Olsen, and Jim Schutze.

Book Details

ISBN: 9781558172388

Binding: Mass market paperback

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Publisher: Pinnacle

Pages: 384

Author:

  • Susan C. Bakas

Language: English

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