All-American Murder
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1.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Yeardley Love was a star athlete and student with her whole life ahead of her. Born into a
world of privilege, Yeardley was exceptionally modest and generous. She was adored by many, especially the members of her lacrosse team at the University of Virginia, where she won the heart of another lacrosse player: George Huguely V.
As champion athletes, Yeardley and George were a celebrity couple at UVA. But George's hard partying, hostile behavior, and jealousy proved too much for Yeardley. Then, just one month before graduation, Yeardley's lifeless body was found in her campus apartment…
According to an affidavit, George admitted to bashing down her door and hitting her head against a wall. Did he intend to kill her? His lawyer claimed Yeardley's death was at most an accident. But as investigators uncovered more about George's past, they learned he was no stranger to violence: He was involved in at least two prior episodes of alcohol-fueled assault. And despite George's elite origins and seemingly perfect young life, police insist he was a time bomb about to explode…This is the true story of two young lovers and one All-American Murder.
Customer Reviews
Not a “True Crime” book - complete waste of money
Book was published prior to the trial and reads more like a sociology student’s thesis about lacrosse, WASP privilege, domestic violence, and freedom of information. I learned more about the case from a google search. Purchasing this book is a ridiculous waste of money!
terrible. not worth the money
I love true crime books and this one was a big disappointment. books should not be written until the conclusion of the case if possible and this book is a good example of why. the book is filled with just that... FILLER that has nothing to do with the murder. if you are interested in this case I would suggest ANY other resources (Wikipedia would even be better) that being said the book provided a lot of the history of UVA if you're into that kind of thing which I was not.