{"product_id":"boston-tabloid-the-killing-of-robin-benedict-combat-zone-trilogy","title":"Boston Tabloid: The Killing of Robin Benedict (Combat Zone Trilogy)","description":"\"A thoughtful, compelling reexamination of an intriguing story of fatal obsession and its enduring mysteries.\"-Kirkus Reviews\n\n\"Well-researched and a page turner...\"--Library Journal\n\nThe disappearance of a\ntwenty-one-year-old woman from a Massachusetts suburb became one of the most\ndiscussed crimes of the twentieth century. The discussion intensified when the\npubliclearned that she worked as a prostitute in Boston's notorious\nred-light district, the \"Combat Zone,\" and was linked by a trail of blood to a\nfamous professor from Tufts University.\n\nWhen Robin Benedict vanished\nthe investigation and media circus that gripped the city of Boston hadn't been seen\nsince the days of the Boston Strangler case. On a Sunday morning in March 1983,\na small-time pimp walked into a police station and claimed his girlfriend was\nmissing. He said she had been on her way to visit a client named William\nDouglas. In the year that followed, the case drew in detectives, state\ntroopers, scores of journalists, and even psychics. But Robin was never found.\n\nBoston Tabloidreconstructs\na grisly murder, and explores one man's bizarre obsession. In revisiting this\nlegendary crime, Don Stradley consulted journalists involved in the media\nfrenzy, prison authorities, arresting officers, and psychiatrists, all in an\neffort to unravel a most tangled story. Why was the city, and the nation, swept\nup in this sordid tale? It remains a grim and fascinating moment in Boston's\nhistory.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1949590550\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1949590550.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Stradley, Don\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42991300476989,"sku":"BVV.1949590550.G","price":11.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1949590550-0.jpg?v=1770930405","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/boston-tabloid-the-killing-of-robin-benedict-combat-zone-trilogy","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}