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Shattered

The True Story of a Mother's Love, a Husband's Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Texas Murder

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Shattered

Written by: Kathryn Casey
Narrated by: Coleen Marlo
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In Creekstone, Texas, a small, quiet suburb of Houston, football was king and David Temple was a prince. A former high school and college gridiron-star-turned-coach, he had a fairy-tale marriage to bright, vivacious Belinda Lucas, a teacher at the local high school who was so warm and popular her colleagues called her "The Sunshine Girl".

The fairy tale ended savagely on January 11, 1999, when Belinda's lifeless body was discovered in a closet. Her skull had been shattered by a shotgun blast at close range. She was eight months pregnant.

There was no damning evidence directly linking the brutal murder to husband David, who stood by emotionless and dry-eyed as police searched the crime scene. But a dogged eight-year investigation would expose a shocking history of cruelty and domination, infidelity and rage - ultimately resulting in an epic courtroom battle for the ages - as the scandalous truth was revealed about love betrayed and innocent lives shattered.

©2010 Kathryn Casey (P)2012 Tantor Murder True Crime Royalty Crime Marriage Sports

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"Kathryn Casey is one of the best true crime writers today." (Ann Rule)
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I loved every second of it. I felt the loss of Belinda through those chapters. I wish for Evan to know that his Mommy loved him. I read he just lost his third appeal.

Tragic story

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I have heard about his story before but this was an incredibly detailed account and worth the listen.

Very detailed

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Narration made this book a difficult listen. The attempts to make different voices were painful

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