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It was Memorial Day weekend, the start of the summer season. Thousands headed to Ocean City, Maryland, to enjoy its scenic beaches, lively boardwalk, and trendy nightclubs. Among the bright-spirited vacationers was a couple with a much darker idea of fun. Erica Sifrit, a former honor student, was packing a gun in her Coach bag. Her husband, B.J., an ex-Navy SEAL, was trained in violence. What started as a chance encounter with another couple ended with two dismembered victims buried in a show more Delaware landfill. M. William Phelps updates this modern-day "Bonnie and Clyde" saga to create a haunting account of money, madness, sex, and murder. . . Includes 16 Pages Of Dramatic Photos. show less

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I don't know what it is about this case, but it completely fascinates me. I'm not a huge true-crime reader; however, this book is a fast chilling read.
Loved it. Wish had immediately after reading it written my review because what a case this was. I had never heard about this case before.

I do believe that they wanted to kill someone. That it was in their plans and it was not an accident or a case of they stole their purse. Not really understanding the 911 call but what the author said probably worried about the shots being fired although not so sure.

I know my dad would do anything to help me but he would not be in constant denial like Erika's dad. He does not realize that by condoning everything she did he made her into a monster.
I know cause I've seen it happening to someone who was so spoiled this person expects to be helped in everything and cannot function.

Very good book. 4.5
This case has been featured on TruTV, it has either been on more than one show or I have watched the same show multiple times, which is possible. This is a case where the details were hard to discover, one where you are left shaking your head.

Erika and B.J. seemed to have it all together, she a beloved daughter, he was a navy seal, somewhere it all went wrong. There is no way to know exactly what happened, or why Erika and B.J. started killing, what was behind the little game they played, but Phelps does his normal excellent job of bringing out the facts of this case in an engaging and interesting way.

I recommend this book to true crime fans.
I don't know what it is about this case, but it completely fascinates me. I'm not a huge true-crime reader; however, this book is a fast chilling read.
I don't know what it is about this case, but it completely fascinates me. I'm not a huge true-crime reader; however, this book is a fast chilling read.
I don't know what it is about this case, but it completely fascinates me. I'm not a huge true-crime reader; however, this book is a fast chilling read.
I don't know what it is about this case, but it completely fascinates me. I'm not a huge true-crime reader; however, this book is a fast chilling read.

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M. William Phelps is an award-winning veteran journalist and the author of twenty-six nonfiction books. He lives in-Connecticut, near the Nathan Hale Homestead.

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Common Knowledge

Canonical title
Cruel Death
Original publication date
2009-07

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Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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364.1523092275221Society, Government, and CultureSocial problems and social servicesCrimeCriminal offensesOffenses against the personHomicideMurderHistory, geographic treatment, biographyBiography
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S573 .P539AgricultureAgriculture (General)
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