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A Fatal Lie: A True Story Of Betrayal And Murder In The New South (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
by
Sally Chew
A lesbian love triangle explodes into bloody murder...
Richmond, Virginia, July 1997. A brick row-house in the city's gay Carytown district, home of 18-year-old Kelley "Turtle" Tibbs, legendary ringleader of the teenage lesbian scene. Walk inside and you'd be likely to find Melissa Etheridge blasting on the stereo, lots of beer, a clutch of shaven-headed youn...more
Mass Market Paperback, 288 pages
Published
September 15th 1999
by St. Martin's True Crime
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I read this a lot of years ago and it's usually very much a chore to remember something from that long ago, even other books that I've loved. It normally takes a lot of effort on my part. No so with this one. Thinking back to the book just now when I spotted this listing, I'm still amazed that these teen girls were able to do this. What kind of evil has to be in a person to actually lie and lure another teen, a harmless teen at that, out into a wooded area to do what they did? And then to leave,...more
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It's hard, for me, to imagine killing anybody for any reason, though I have two relatives incarcerated for such crimes. But this story is about just that. 4 young girls kill a girl based on her fantasy world. She lied, so they felt the need to show her, bu killing her.
I had a difficult time, at first, getting into the story, but within 20 pages, I was hooked. Very sad.
I had a difficult time, at first, getting into the story, but within 20 pages, I was hooked. Very sad.
This book was haunting. It showed the LGBT community in a light that allowed opressors to understand the complexities of love and lust is the same throughout all groups in society. It was also so hard to read that leaders in the community would allow jealousy to bring them to make horribly misguided decisions.
See through the eyes of these girls. There motivation for doing what they did. There sad childhoods. The court system involved and what they do. I have known many girls like the one's in this book. They would get in to violent confrontations as well. It seems to come with the territory.
I know I really enjoyed this book. I also remember that not everyone agreed with me/ Wish i had not released it then I could re-read it.
Disappointingly shallow. I don't feel like I understand the deeper motivations of the killers - reading this book was like reading a newspaper article. There was some discussion about the "evil lesbian" stereotype, but there wasn't any depth to it.
this book was amazing an a thrill beyond this economy.if i had to recomend this book i would .this book will tell you the what nots to in a situation.
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