The Best of Court TV: Blood and Lust: Crimes Stories: The Best of Court TV

by David Jacobs

Nationally recognized for its coverage of crime and punishment, Court TV is the source today for the most in-depth, on-the-scene true crime reporting. Crime Stories, which airs every weeknight, is the cornerstone of the primetime line-up. An original documentary series hosted by Richard Belzer, who is known for his role in the acclaimed police drama, Homicide: Life on the Street, the show focuses on eyewitness accounts of notorious crimes, infamous...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786011297
• ISBN13: 9780786011292
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Pinnacle Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A pretty good book about shocking murder cases.

I bought this book because I'm going to school to study some form of criminology and I have a huge interest in this subject. I had heard of two out of the three cases so I thought this book would be an interesting read. The first section is titled "Vampire Murderer". In this case, Rod Ferrell is accused of murdering his friend's parents. Not only is he 16 but he also calls himself a vampire. The second section is about the "Tomato Patch Murder". In this case, a man named Thurman Martin has gone missing and his grandson and son-in-law are ultimately charged with his murder. With accusations from his own daughter of rape, will the suspects' insanity plea set them free? And the third section is titled "Fatal Passion". Tom Capano, a man in high standing, has kept a few, juicy secrets. One of them is his affair with Anne Marie Fahey. His life is turned upside down when her body is found and he's being charged with her murder. In terms of how this book is written, I haven't found any problems although admittedly I'm more into the cases themselves rather than whether or not the book is properly written. I liked that the author included parts of the trials as well as 16 photos to get you more involved with the cases. Most of this book states facts although the author adds some of his own insight here and there. If you like true crime books, this is a pretty good one to pick up.

List of chapters

I have this book and wanted to list the crime stories that are in it since the previous review didn't have them. The first chapter is called: Florida v. Ferrell "The Blood is the Life." It's about Rod Ferrell, the self proclaimed, Vampire Killer. The second chapter is called: Georgia v. Crowder "The Tomato Patch Murder." It's about a small town named Ludowici in Georgia and the grandson, Billy Crowder who murdered his abusive grandfather, Thurman Martin. The third chapter is called: Deleware v. Capano "Fatal Passion." It's about the lawyer, Tom Capano and the murder of Anne Marie Fahey. I enjoyed this book, myself. It contains 16 pages of photographs from all three crimes.