{"product_id":"the-alice-crimmins-case-paperback","title":"The Alice Crimmins Case - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnais Renevier\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaurie Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne hot summer, two young children disappeared from their first-floor apartment in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of Queens, New York. Their mother, Alice Crimmins, reported them missing to the police. Later that day, the body of four-year-old Missy was found in a vacant lot, showing signs of having been strangled. The body of five-year-old Eddie, Jr., was found several days later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Police were immediately suspicious of the mother. Recently divorced, with teased red hair and heavy makeup, Alice Crimmins did not fit the maternal ideal held by the predominantly Catholic police detectives on the case. Her every action was scrutinized: Was she behaving like an appropriately grief-stricken mother or like a cold-hearted killer? After three years of police surveillance, Alice was charged with the murder of her children in 1968 in a highly publicized trial. Ultimately found guilty of manslaughter, Alice spent a decade in prison before being released on parole in 1977.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But was she truly guilty, or just the victim of police bias and misogynistic judgment? Journalist Anaïs Renevier revisits the case, exploring one of the most famous and divisive trials in recent American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e50 States of Crime: France's leading true crime journalists investigate America's most notorious cases, one for every state in the Union, offering up fresh perspectives on famously storied crimes and reflecting, in the process, a dark national legacy that leads from coast to coast.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnaïs Renevier\u003c\/b\u003e is a French journalist. She began her career in 2011 as a correspondent in Beirut, Lebanon, reporting about the Middle East for multiple international media outlets. As an independent reporter, she now regularly travels across the United States on investigative assignments. She likes to tell the country's story from the perspective of those living at the margins of society. Outside of her work as a journalist, she freelances as a florist and enjoys boxing. She lives in Marseille, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 6.84 x 4.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978321133869,"sku":"9781613166291","price":17.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/50oiToT6Is9781613166291.webp?v=1775801602","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-alice-crimmins-case-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}