Boston Tabloid: The Killing of Robin Benedict Kindle Edition

"A thoughtful, compelling reexamination of an intriguing story of fatal obsession and its enduring mysteries."—Kirkus Reviews"Well-researched and a page turner..."—Library Journal"Boston Tabloid answers the call to take true crime to the next level—a true page-turner, it brings the reality of Boston’s underbelly to the forefront for perhaps the first time.”—M. William Phelps, New York Times bestselling author and host of iHeartMedia’s podcasts Crossing the Line with M. William Phelps and Paper Ghosts.“Boston Tabloid is everything a top-notch true-crime book should be and more.”—Linda Rosencrance, author of Murder at Morses Pond and co-author of The Mafia Hit Man's DaughterThe disappearance of a twenty-one-year-old woman from a Massachusetts suburb became one of the most discussed crimes of the twentieth century. The discussion intensified when the publiclearned that she worked as a prostitute in Boston's notorious red-light district, the “Combat Zone,” and was linked by a trail of blood to a famous professor from Tufts University.When Robin Benedict vanished the investigation and media circus that gripped the city of Boston hadn't been seen since the days of the Boston Strangler case. On a Sunday morning in March 1983, a small-time pimp walked into a police station and claimed his girlfriend was missing. He said she had been on her way to visit a client named William Douglas. In the year that followed, the case drew in detectives, state troopers, scores of journalists, and even psychics. But Robin was never found.Boston Tabloidreconstructs a grisly murder, and explores one man's bizarre obsession. In revisiting this legendary crime, Don Stradley consulted journalists involved in the media frenzy, prison authorities, arresting officers, and psychiatrists, all in an effort to unravel a most tangled story. Why was the city, and the nation, swept up in this sordid tale? It remains a grim and fascinating moment in Boston's history. Read more