DEADLY GOALS The True Story of an All-American Football Hero Who Stalked and Murdered

Paperback. He radiated sex and stardom...and concealed dark, twisted urges that finally exploded in an orgy of rape, kidnapping and murder. Beautiful women flocked to Pernell Jefferson, the handsome college football star with the confident charm, great body and athletic abilities that got him picked by the Cleveland Browns. But beneath the facade of the golden boy lurked a violent predator who got his thrills beating, raping and molesting the woman who loved him, pretty blond Jeannie Butkowski. When Jeannie suddenly vanished, the front door of her house found kicked off its hinges, her family had no doubt about who was repsonsible for her disappearance. Eight months later, the young woman's charred remains were found in a dry creek bed in rural Virginia - a bullet lodged in the skull. Police never even questioned Pernell; it would take the determination of a savvy county sheriff to bring this monster to justice. Illus. 298pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true-crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Nr. F. with no creasing to covers.