Reasonable Doubt
A Shocking Story of Lust and Murder in the American Heartland
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Narrated by:
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Keith Sellon-Wright
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By:
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Steve Vogel
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A mother and her three young children are found hacked to death in their beds. The apparent weapons, an ax and butcher knife, are found nearby. A month later, the husband and father, who was away on a business trip when the bodies were found, is accused of the killings. Police believe he methodically murdered his wife and children before he left. But why?
A successful businessman and devoted member of a fundamentalist religious group, David Hendricks has the total support of his extended family. Police paint a darker picture, and prosecutors face the daunting task of convicting him on a case based on completely circumstantial evidence.
A New York Times best seller, this book has now been updated with additional content. People often comment they must continually remind themselves that this story is real, that Reasonable Doubt is testament to the fact truth is stranger than fiction. The book has also been used in college-level criminal justice courses to explain and illustrate the legal concept of reasonable doubt.
©1989 Steve Vogel; Postscript to the Paperback Edition copyright 1991 by Steve Vogel; Postscript to the Spring 2018 edition copyright 2018 by Steve Vogel (P)2018 TantorWhat listeners say about Reasonable Doubt
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- Glenys Holmes
- 15-03-2024
Fascinating …you be the judge!!
Highly recommend
Fabulous narration and story.
Loads of court room and legal content but I never found myself switching off.
A fascinating true story …did he do it or didn’t he????
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- Rachael M
- 06-04-2022
I feel like I am now almost an expert in a crime that I had never heard of before reading this book.
I listened to the audiobook, which was a recommendation after listening to many true crime audiobooks. This was my first delve into a Steve Vogel book, and I don't think it will be my last. I think it was very well researched, and I liked how he was not afraid to not have an opinion, but presented all of the facts and outlined the inconsistencies in the prosecutions case and the issues with David Hendrix's story.
The story of the Hendrix family is really very heartbreaking- Susan (30), Rebekah (9), Grace (7), and Benjamin (5) where brutally murdered (with an axe and butcher knife) while asleep in their beds. Police suspicion immediately falls on David Hendrix who was out of town at the time of. the murders. The prosecution assembles a case based on circumstantial evidence and pseudo science, that did not convince me that David Hendrix was guilty... however, the defence also failed to present an alternate theory of what might have happened.
I am unsure of what happened to the Hendrix family. I want to believe that David did not brutally murder his family, but there is no other logical theory! I don't believe there was evidence to convict David, but I am also not sure that he wasn't guilty.
Great book, looking forward to reading more by Steve Vogel in the future.
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