The Prom Night Murders: A Devoted American Family, Their Troubled Son, and a Ghastly Crime
by Carlton Smith
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In 1989, a shocking tragedy shattered an otherwise peaceful small Indiana community. Much-admired pastor Robert L. Pelley was found slain in his home. In his basement were the huddled, blood-soaked bodies of his wife and daughters, executed by shotgun at close range. The doors to the house were locked, and there were no signs of forced entry. Meanwhile, the pastor's son, Jeff, was nowhere to be found... Police had a hunch that Jeff was responsible for the massacre, but they didn't have show more enough evidence to convict. The case went cold...until, more than a decade later, when law officials resolved to finally try to unravel the truth about Jeff and to establish a motive--that he was angry toward his father for grounding him on prom night. Then it would be up to prosecutors to prove that Jeff was responsible forTHE PROM NIGHT MURDERS show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- The Prom Night Murders: A Devoted American Family, Their Troubled Son, and a Ghastly Crime
- Original publication date
- 2009-05
- People/Characters
- Jeff Pelley; Bob Pelley; Dawn Pelley; Jacque Pelley; Phil Hawley; Michael Dvorak (show all 11); Mark Senter; Alan Baum; Jolene Pelley; Janel Pelley; Jessica Pelley
- Important places
- Fort Myers, Florida, USA; Cape Coral, Florida, USA; South Bend, Indiana, USA; Lakeville, Indiana, USA
- First words
- The cars began arriving a little after nine that morning.
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- Politics and Government, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
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- 364.1523 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Crime Criminal offenses Offenses against the person Homicide Murder
- LCC
- HV6533 .I6 .S55 — Social sciences Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology Crimes and offenses
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- English
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