Hardback, 1st US edition. The Palliko-Stockton double murders. Following a series of unsolved attempted murders in the southern California area, on December 11, 1966, a murder was committed in a blue-collar neighbourhood of Los Angeles; the victim was a pleasant young man with no known enemies. 16-mths later, another murder took place - a beautiful young woman and again no murder weapon, no eye-witnesses, and no obvious suspects. These 2 murders were the result of bizarre conspiracies rooted in passion and greed - and linked by a criminal mind. Featuring Alan Palliko and Sandra Stockton. Vincent Bugliosi was the prosecutor in the case. 370pp. 8vo. h/back. Vg. in G+ notched and frayed pcdw.