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Daddy's Girl: The Campbell Murder Case
by Clifford Irving
This 617 page book took me way too long to read and that is sincerely the nicest thing I can say about it. This book had me seriously questioning myself on my reading hobby. Read this if you must for a legal how-to, but not for the true crime aspects, because that is all over and done with by like page 50 or some other unGodly early page number and no, I will not go over and pick it up to look up the exact page thankyouverymuch. So as the title suggests, this book is less about the actual murder of Mr. and Mrs. Campbell in Houston, Texas in the early 80's and more about prosecuting the murderers, specifically one of them. The author went to Texas to investigate the crime and became a little too wrapped up in the case, to the point where he was offering legal advice to the attorneys and being subpoenaed to testify. Don't worry; I'm not spoiling anything here that the author hasn't already spoiled himself....and by that I mean at least twice, no three times...
Consider yourself warned. This book really isn't all that great in the annals of true crime books. You can probably Wikipedia this case and save yourself some time. Also, as a PS, this case has also been covered by Jack Olsen in his book, "Cold Kill," although apparently before the outcome of the murder trials.
Consider yourself warned. This book really isn't all that great in the annals of true crime books. You can probably Wikipedia this case and save yourself some time. Also, as a PS, this case has also been covered by Jack Olsen in his book, "Cold Kill," although apparently before the outcome of the murder trials.