If you liked The Stranger Beside Me, this book is for you. Follow Ivor and Sally Davis through their investigation into their longtime friend and neighbor when he is arrested for the murder of his wife and stepson. Ivor and Sally Davis were horrified when their neighbors, Verna Roehler and her son, Doug died in a terrible boating accident. The nightmare only continued when her husband, their friend, Fred Roehler, was arrested and then convicted for their murder. As investigative writers they set out hoping to find Roehler innocent-instead they found a viper's nest of deceit and murder.
London born Ivor Davis is a former foreign correspondent, a columnist for the New York Times Syndicate, who was a witness to history: He traveled with the Beatles, was in the kitchen when Robert Kennedy was assassinated-and spent a lifetime writing about the rich, the famous-and the famous for the time being. Sally Ogle Davis was an anchor for BBC TV and wrote for major magazines, from the New York Sunday Times to Los Angeles Magazine.
Preface Acknowledgements Chapter One: The Brady Bunch Malibu Style Chapter Two: A Family Outing Chapter Three: Growing Up in Centerville Chapter Four: Midwest Roehlers Discover Boating Chapter Five: Fred, The Ladies Man Chapter Six: Fred: California, Here He Comes Chapter Seven: Jeanne: The First Mrs. Roehler Chapter Eight: A Diver's Death in the Channel Islands Chapter Nine: A Drowning... in the Backyard Pool Chapter Ten: Moving On Chapter Eleven: Love and Re-Marriage Chapter Twelve: Raising the Kids Chapter Thirteen: The Investigation Chapter Fourteen: Murder for Profit? Chapter Fifteen: The Death of Jeanne Roehler Chapter Sixteen: Murder Most Foul Chapter Seventeen: "Why Not?" Chapter Eighteen: Assembling the Troops Chapter Nineteen: Opening Statements Chapter Twenty: Death in the Afternoon Chapter Twenty-One: Experts Go to War Chapter Twenty-Two: Fred Roehler: Star Witness for the Defense Chapter Twenty-Three: Roehler V. Roden Chapter Twenty-Four: The Defense Strikes Back Chapter Twenty-Five: Closing Arguments Chapter Twenty-Six: The Verdict Our Personal Odyssey: The Story Behind the Story Postscript Afterword About the Authors
If you liked The Stranger Beside Me, this book is for you. Follow Ivor and Sally Davis through their investigation into their longtime friend and neighbor when he is arrested for the murder of his wife and stepson.
A true crime book for the ages. This heart-rending tragedy and twists-and-turns murder trial is enthralling. The addition of flawless storytelling by Ivor Davis and Sally Ogle Davis, plus the authors gradual realization that their close friend, might actually be a cold-blooded killer-is a riveting read. -- Jeff Guinn, New York Times bestselling author of Manson: The Life and Times of Charles Manson and The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral-And How It Changed the American West Never believe anyone who says they can tell if a person is lying. The authors learned this the hard and emotionally brutal way. Was their friend innocent? Their investigation uncovered a dark and compelling tale of determined evil. -- Mark Bowden, author of bestseller Black Hawk Down and The Last Stone; journalist
