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"A thoughtful, compelling reexamination of an intriguing story of
fatal obsession and its enduring mysteries."-Kirkus Reviews The
disappearance of a twenty-one-year-old woman from a Massachusetts
suburb became one of the most discussed crimes of the twentieth
century. The discussion intensified when the public learned that
she worked as a prostitute in Boston's notorious red-light
district, the "Combat Zone," and was linked by a trail of blood to
a famous professor from Tufts University. When Robin Benedict
vanished the investigation and media circus that gripped the city
of Boston hadn't been seen since the days of the Boston Strangler
case. On a Sunday morning in March 1983, a small-time pimp walked
into a police station and claimed his girlfriend was missing. He
said she had been on her way to visit a client named William
Douglas. In the year that followed, the case drew in detectives,
state troopers, scores of journalists, and even psychics. But Robin
was never found. Boston Tabloid reconstructs a grisly murder, and
explores one man's bizarre obsession. In revisiting this legendary
crime, Don Stradley consulted journalists involved in the media
frenzy, prison authorities, arresting officers, and psychiatrists,
all in an effort to unravel a most tangled story. Why was the city,
and the nation, swept up in this sordid tale? It remains a grim and
fascinating moment in Boston's history.
"Just finished Don Stradley's book on Edwin Valero, "Berserk."
Outstanding. Predictably so because 1) Don is a super writer, and
2) the story is chilling and amazing.-Steve Farhood, Showtime
boxing analyst, and International Boxing Hall of Fame member
"There's no telling what went on during the next few hours, or
where his paranoia took him, but in that room something terrible
happened. At 5:30 a.m. Valero appeared in the lobby. As calmly as
one might order something from room service, he told the staff that
he had just killed his wife." Within the dark pages of Berserk: The
Shocking Life and Death of Edwin Valero, author Don Stradley
uncovers the gritty details of the undefeated (27-0, 27 KO),
troubled, boxer Edwin Valero. Edwin Valero's life was like a rocket
shot into a wall. With a perfect knockout record in twenty-seven
fights, the demonic Venezuelan boxer, known as "El Inca" and "El
Dinamita," seemed destined for a clash with all-time great Manny
Pacquiao. But the Fates had other ideas. Fueled by cocaine and
booze and paranoia, Valero blazed into a mania that derailed his
career in the ring and resulted in the brutal death of his young
wife Jennifer-and soon afterward, his own. In chilling detail, Don
Stradley captures one of the darkest and most sensational boxing
stories in recent memory, which, until now, has never been fully
told. Filled with firsthand accounts from the men who trained
Valero and the reporters who covered him, as well as insights from
psychologists and forensic experts, Berserk is a hell-ride of a
book. Berserk is the first in the Hamilcar Noir series, from
Hamilcar Publications. Hamilcar Noir is "Hard-Hitting True Crime"
that blends boxing and true crime, featuring riveting stories
captured in high-quality prose, with cover art inspired by classic
pulp novels. Perfect Gift For Boxing and True Crime Fans! Berserk,
combined with other books in the Hamilcar Noir series, makes a
great gift for fans of stories about the darker side of boxing.
Books in the Hamilcar Noir series also make for a great gift idea
for true crime fans-whether they are a die-hard boxing fan or not,
they will devour these quick reads and ask for more!
"Carlos Monzon's life was one that could have been defined with an
almost unblemished boxing record, but was ultimately overtaken by a
completely defaced personality. The only legacy he leaves is that
the narrative, told brilliantly in the book, is unfortunately so
absorbing."-Jack Porter, The Sportsman From the pages of Fistful of
Murder... The death of Alicia Muniz wasn't a complete surprise to
anyone who knew Carlos Monzon. The surprise was that no one else
had died in his company. He had a volcanic temper. He drank heavily
and used cocaine. He drove recklessly, had a fascination with guns,
and had been arrested many times for physical assaults. In February
of 1988, with his personal life in shreds, Monzon had finally
reached the nadir of an existence defined by hostility, with
nothing to obstruct his most savage instincts. *** Carlos Monzon
was one of Argentina's most celebrated figures. A renowned boxing
champion and movie actor who enjoyed affairs with beautiful women,
he also harbored a secret life of drug use, alcohol, and domestic
violence. When his estranged wife was found dead-strangled and
tossed from a balcony-Monzon confessed that they'd fought the night
before, but he couldn't remember what had happened. The resulting
murder trial cast a long shadow over Monzon's legacy and launched a
decades-long battle between his critics and defenders. In A Fistful
of Murder, Don Stradley explores Monzon's turbulent life, from his
beginnings in poverty to his dramatic rise to stardom, all the way
to the case that shook a country-and still haunts Argentina today.
CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: The Void CHAPTER 2: Rome, 11/7/1970 CHAPTER 3:
"They Killed Themselves with Laughter" CHAPTER 4: Luna Park 1965-69
CHAPTER 5: Champion CHAPTER 6: Garbage and Miracles CHAPTER 7: Bad
Bennie CHAPTER 8: Bullets CHAPTER 9: Taking on the World CHAPTER
10: A Glass Full of Piss CHAPTER 11: The Boxer and the Beauty
CHAPTER 12: "He Can Be Evil" CHAPTER 13: One Fight/One Film CHAPTER
14: Superstar CHAPTER 15: El Macho's Last Ride CHAPTER 16:
Desperate Sundown CHAPTER 17: Alicia CHAPTER 18: The Lady on the
Bricks CHAPTER 19: Murder in Mar del Plata CHAPTER 20: Killer and
Still Champion CHAPTER 21: The Outlaw Saint A Fistful of Murder:
The Fights and Crimes of Carlos Monzon is the fifth in the Hamilcar
Noir series. Hamilcar Noir is "Hard-Hitting True Crime" that blends
boxing and true crime, featuring riveting stories captured in
high-quality prose, with cover art inspired by classic pulp novels.
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