CHRONICLE OF A CRIME : the Larry Lord Motherwell Story

Hardback. The date was Sunday, August 17, 1958. A telegram was delivered to Mr and Mrs Castro Dabrohua - a middle-aged couple living in Winnetka, Illinois. It was from Mr Dabrohua's 72yr old half sister, Mrs Pearl Putney, and it stated simply: "By the time you read this I will be married." The Dabrohuas were shocked by this news because nothing in Pearl's previous correspondence had indicated a romance. When there was no further communication from her, they became increasingly suspicious. With the help of newspaper friends, the Dabrohuas finally persuaded the police to make an investigation and discovered the man in the case was Larry Lord Motherwell. He had behind him a long history of con games, and prison terms, and he was a pathological liar. But he presented to women a charming, suave manner and the masculine attentions they craved. Thus began one of the most fantastic manhunts in police and FBI files - climaxed by one of the most fascinating murder trials in 'recent' American history. This is the shocking story of a lonely, wealthy widow and the good-looking younger con man who so brutally betrayed her. 240pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. V. lightly browned pp. o/w Vg.