Waste Land: The Savage Odyssey of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate
Utilizing firsthand interviews, court transcripts, death-row confessions, and never-before-revealed case details, "Waste Land" shines new light on the dark saga of Starkweather and Fugate - from their first kisses and kills to their capture and convictions. Complete with an update on Fugate's...
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Utilizing firsthand interviews, court transcripts, death-row confessions, and never-before-revealed case details, "Waste Land" shines new light on the dark saga of Starkweather and Fugate - from their first kisses and kills to their capture and convictions. Complete with an update on Fugate's life today, "Waste Land" compellingly probes not only the mind-set of history's deadliest juvenile delinquents - but also the tragic end of America's innocence.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780671001988 (0671001981)
Publish date: February 1st 1998
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Living in Nebraska from the late 70s through the early 90s, I heard about Charles Starkweather periodically, but never learned anything about him or the murders. I had no idea, for example, how young he and Caril Ann Fugate were at the time (Caril Ann was 14!).This book draws on a lot of the previo...