Author

Publication

2003 - St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

60,500 words, Guess

Page Count

242 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC364.152/3/0975999
  • LCCHV6533.F6 K56 2003
  • LCCHV6533.F6K56 2003

Description

After midnight on November 26,2001,someone bludgeoned Terry King to death while he slept,and set his Florida home on fire.By the time the firefighter extinguished the blaze,King's sons,Alex and Derek,were at the home of their forty year old friend,Ricky Chavez, a convicted child-molester.By the next afternoon,following confessions,both boys were charged as adults in their father's slaying.Chavez was tried separately for the same crime-incredibly by the same attorney who would prosecute Alex and Derek,and argue contradictory theories....

Description

The accused: 13-year-old Derek King and his 12-year-old brother, Alex, Sunday school students with choirboy looks. After midnight on November 26, 2001, someone bludgeoned Terry King to death while he slept, and set his Florida home afire. By the time the firefighters extinguished the blaze, King's sons, Alex and Derek, were at the home of their forty-year-old friend, Ricky Chavis, a convicted child molester. By the next afternoon, following confessions, both boys were charged as adults in their father's slaying. Chavis was tried separately for the same crime--incredibly by the same attorney who would prosecute Alex and Derek, and argue two contradictory theories. The victim: their own father. When Alex claimed a sexual relationship with Chavis, the trial took a sensational turn. So did Alex and Derek, who recanted their confession and blamed Chavis, to no avail. A jury convicted the boys of second-degree murder, but the judge threw the verdict out. Chavis was acquitted. But the case wasn't over. More disturbing revelations came to light, criminal motives became more complex, and as the line between guilt and innocence was crossed, a stunned nation watched in disbelief to learn the ultimate fate of the...ANGELS OF DEATH.

Subjects

Topics

MurderKing, TerryCase studiesMurder, floridaTrials (Murder)Trials, litigationCriminals, biography

Places

People

Alex KingDerek KingTerry KingRicky Chavis

Genres

  • Case studies
  • Trials, litigation, etc

Series Statement

  • St. Martin's true crime library

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Other Editions

  • Angels of deathSt. Martin's Paperbacks2003-01-01

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