The Stranger She Loved: A Mormon Doctor, His Beautiful Wife, and an Almost Perfect Murder

Posted on 22 December 2017 by Shanna Hogan

In 2007, Dr Martin MacNeill a doctor, lawyer, and Mormon bishop discovered his wife of 30 years dead in the bathtub of their Pleasant Grove, Utah home, her face bearing the scars of a facelift he persuaded her to undergo just a week prior.At first the death of 50 year old Michele MacNeill, a former beauty queen and mother of eight, appeared natural But days after the funeral when Dr MacNeill moved his much younger mistress into the family home, his children grew suspicious Conducting their own investigation into their mother s death, the MacNeill s daughters uncovered their father s multiple marital affairs, past criminal record, and falsified college transcripts he used to con his way into medical school It would take six long years to solve the mystery of Michele s murder and secure a first degree murder conviction against the once prominent doctor New York Times bestselling author Shanna Hogan delves into the high profile case, unmasking the monster beneath the doctor s carefully concocted fa ade. Read The Stranger She Loved: A Mormon Doctor, His Beautiful Wife, and an Almost Perfect Murder by Shanna Hogan – kino-fada.fr Another great read by Shanna Hogan I can only hope that she continues this way and by that I mean perhaps not writing so many books but taking her time to research and write a book All the books she has written so far are excellent ones It takes time to write a good true crime book but there are some authors who write tons of books and many of them not very good ones I prefer quality over quantity.I think most readers prefer it the first way but some of the authors choose the money instead o Another great read by Shanna Hogan I can only hope that she continues this way and by that I mean perhaps not writing so many books but taking her time to research and write a book All the books she has written so far are excellent ones It takes time to write a good true crime book but there are some authors who write tons of books and many of them not very good ones I prefer quality over quantity.I think most readers prefer it the first way b...This was an interesting read I live not far from where this all happened and I remember reading about it in the newspapers It was nice to read the whole story and what ended up happening in the end It was a little repetitive in that the author used the phrase she said in later years about a million times I m exaggerating on the million, but it was A LOT Maybe there aren t many ways to convey that someone said something later, it just seemed to be in there all the time The MacNeill f This was an interesting read I live not far from where this all happened and I remember reading about it in the newspapers It was nice to read the whole story and what ended up happening in the end It was a little repetitive in that the author used the phrase she said in later years about a million times I m exaggerating on the million, but it was A LOT Maybe there aren t many ways to convey that someone said something later, it just seemed to be in there all the time The MacNeill family, the subject of this book, are LDS The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints So am I The author brings up a few things to do with church and the temple that are not accurate I guess th...This is a terribly fascinating story A Mormon doctor lawyer is accused of murdering his wife of almost 30 years Turns out he is not legitimately either a doctor or a lawyer, has had a long string of affairs, and has met a pretty young thing he just wants to fuck Add in some incest sexual abuse and how can this not be a compelling story Unfortunately it is terribly written I mean terribly And then the last chapter really takes any journalistic credibility away from the author It is very cle This is a terribly fascinating story A Mormon doctor lawyer is accused of ...Don t ask me why I picked up this book at the library.the title makes it sound like a bodice ripper I would rather read the back of a cereal box but then I saw it was true crime, so I thought I would give it a try which was probably a mistake The story sounded interesting but when I was about two chapters into it, someone peaked into a drawer and I wondered where the proofreader was These types of errors were repeated throughout the book which is the kiss of death for me.A doctor a Don t ask me why I picked up this book at the library.the title makes it sound like a bodice ripper I would rather read the back of a cereal box but then I saw it was true crime, so I thought I would give it a try which was probably a mistake The story sounded interesting but when I was about two chapters into it, someone peaked into ...I can t resist the true crime shelves at the library Hangs head in shame The story itself is compelling sociopath doctor fools nearly everyone for decades, then burns it all to the ground for the love of a fellow sociopath named Gypsy, of all things I appreciate the research and effort, b...Wow, that s the first thing that came to mind as I read through this book This is the first murder trial I followed from start to finish, rushing home from work to flip on the TV and see what had happened or to watch live action from the courtroom I had never read a book by Shanna Hogan before, though her other books are on my to be read pile, but when this one arrived I had to read it right away, as this case has never left my mind The story has it all, a seemingly perfect family,...Compelling, if horrifying, story One of those where you think you can t make these things up If it had been a novel you d never buy that he got away with so many lies.My only complaint details about the LDS church were wrong Hopefully this just means she didn t think they were a big deal since they weren t central to the story and so focused on getting other things right and not that she wasn t careful about other facts The other side of this complaint there was kind of both too much a Compelling, if horrifying, story One of those where you think you can t make these things up If it had been a novel you d never buy that he got ...This was a quick book to read, and well written, but so very sad to read, since I knew Michele in High School She was the beautiful, popular girl that we all wanted to be, friendly to everyone, cheerleader and Homecoming Queen You knew that good things were in her future It was so sad to read that her life ended at the hands of her husband of thirty years I was so impressed with her Daughters who were very courageous,and persistent, even through all of the obstacles they faced May they be a This was a quick book to read, and well written, but so very sad to read, since I knew Michele in High School She was the...Very well written book I highly recommend.I binge read this in two days Awesome

The Stranger She Loved: A Mormon Doctor, His Beautiful Wife, and an Almost Perfect Murder

22 December 2017

Shanna Hogan