Fatal Charm: The Shocking True Story of Serial Wife Killer Randy Roth
by Carlton Smith
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From the bestselling author of The Search for the Green River Killer: A chilling true account of the dream husband who was every woman's nightmare. Randy Roth was handsome, hardworking, kind, and in top physical shape. But for all his charm and good looks, he was seemingly cursed with the ladies. His first marriage ended in divorce before the couple's fifth anniversary; his second wife plunged to her death during a hike; and his third wife left him after less than five months. But when show more Roth's fourth wife, Cynthia, drowned in an apparent speed-boating accident in Washington State's Lake Sammamish just weeks after their first anniversary, a pattern of suspicious behavior finally caught up to him. As Roth set about collecting on a hefty insurance payout, the authorities were on to his game. Roth had been careful-and so close to getting away with it. But, as chronicled by Seattle Times reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist Carlton Smith, his lies were about to come crashing down around him. show lessTags
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I really liked the way this book was written -- just the facts. That was enough to make the whole situation horrific, and I'm really glad the author didn't embellish with his own speculations. Since it was mostly reporting on what other people said in interviews as the police were investigating Randy Roth, there was plenty of speculation there already, but that was fine. Do I think that was fine because I didn't like this guy anyway? Maybe. :-)
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- Randy Roth; Cynthia Bomgartner Roth; Janis Roth
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- Washington, USA
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