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Too Pretty to Live
- The Catfishing Murders of East Tennessee
- Letto da: John Pruden
- Durata: 7 ore e 59 min
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In this stunning true-crime thriller of Facebook, catfishing, and jealousy, a double murder begins with the click of a button.
When Bill Payne and Billie Jean Hayworth began their romance, they unknowingly set in motion a diabolical plot that would end with them murdered in their own home, Hayworth holding their mercifully unharmed infant.
Chris was a CIA agent who was concerned about Jenelle. Seeing the cyberbullying she had endured, and worried for her safety, Chris got in touch with Jenelle's protective parents and her devoted boyfriend, warning them that Payne and Hayworth were a danger to Jenelle. He got especially close with Jenelle's mother, Barbara, who thought of Chris like a son, though she had never met him. Chris claimed that surveillance of Payne and Hayworth revealed that the two of them were planning on harming Jenelle, that it was imminent, and that something needed to be done immediately. Chris promised that he would have their back if they were to act to protect Jenelle. And so they did. Jenelle's father, Buddy, and her boyfriend, Jamie, broke into the home of Payne and Hayworth and murdered them in their own home.
What the police investigation turned up, though, made this crime all the more terrifying. Jenelle had been Chris the entire time, catfishing her family and her boyfriend to act in vengeance on her behalf. Using forensic linguistics and diving through the brambles that Jenelle laid to cover her tracks, police were able to put together a chilling portrait of a sociopath made all the more ruthless by the anonymity of her online life.
Bizarre and unforgettable, Dennis Brooks examines the crime and trial from all angles, bringing his expertise as the lead prosecutor in this strange and disturbing case.
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Generale1 out of 5 stars
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- Shops2much
- 12/10/2016
Too tedious to read
I made it through the whole book. I'm a big fan of true crime, but the amount of reading of the incredibly insipid, tedious email detail that went in was unnecessary and just boring. There were many story gaps and the story just didn't hang together well. I cannot recommend this book.
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- justin
- 09/08/2016
great true crime
I'm always looking for a good new true crime, especially when it's one I haven't heard before. this was a well written, well researched tale written by the prosecutor himself.
I highly recommend this book to all true crime fans. the story is just too crazy not to be true!
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19 persone l'hanno trovata utile
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- Daryl Jarvinen
- 24/09/2016
Too Pretty To Live
I thought the story was overly dependent on the email, text and social media aspects of the case. The story line was hard to follow and confusing with the amount of false personas.
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13 persone l'hanno trovata utile
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- Kim
- 12/09/2016
Throw this "Catfish" back!
The story is a fascinating one. I loved the new wave techno crime idea, and this could have been an awesome read. The problem is the story is hard to follow, it kinda jumps back and forth, repeating itself, slowing down the plot. The person performing the audio did a good job, but I became aggravated with the constant reading of the emails filled with horrible grammar. This is what you will hear for most of the book, and this is what takes away the interest for me. I know it is important to the case and the overdose of this killed the book. Less is more in this case.
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10 persone l'hanno trovata utile
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- Lisa
- 06/09/2016
Not the fault of the author or reader...
It was difficult to listen to this audio book as it heavily relied upon poorly written text and Facebook message transcripts. Many of the ramblings of the main characters in written communication are filled with grammatical errors and terrible spelling / misused words. Heavy with cussing and negative language many excerpts were hard to listen to and left you annoyed with having to filter through the ignorant language to understand the story. Maybe it would be easier to read but it was not easy to listen to.
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- Lavinia
- 30/08/2016
A book I couldn't finish
What would have made Too Pretty to Live better?
Not having to listen to the narrator read the text of so many long, boring, and poorly written emails, especially in the flat, monotone voice that he used to differentiate the email text from the author's text, would improve the story immensely.
What was most disappointing about Dennis Brooks’s story?
The characters in this story should have made for an interesting psychological study, but in the hands of this writer they were just flat-out boring.
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
While a big part of this story centered around the email correspondence between the murderers, listening to those emails being read word-for-word, flaws and all, was boring and annoying
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5 persone l'hanno trovata utile
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- Michelle in New York City
- 02/09/2016
Kept my attention during a cross country drive
I thought this book was written exactly the way an episode of Investigation Discovery would play out. So if you like this type of show then you would like this book. I enjoyed the book.
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- Deana Dee
- 25/08/2016
Everything You Want It To Be.
Would you listen to Too Pretty to Live again? Why?
I did imagine myself listening to it again during the first time around because there are so many complex details that give you glimpses into the psyche of the characters. I am fascinated by hearing about the mental discrepancies of Janelle and Barbara and Buddy an the only thing that may stop me from it is that its just incredibly sad and frustrating, and most true crime murder stories are.
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
Examining the individual psyches of the Potter family was very interesting and the author and attorney really delved into some intriguing psychoanalyses. What an amazing job he did.
Which character – as performed by John Pruden – was your favorite?
The author the emails and texts in a very deadpan way, which was in order to convey the intelligence and ability of the authors because one of the main points of the entire story was how lack of intelligence, maturity and education contributed to the crime.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me cry not just for the murder victims and the baby but even for Jaime and Buddy to some extent for being fooled. Also it made me examine my own emotional reactions and paranoia, which happen on a much smaller scale, in order to understand the guilty parties. I related some of the characters to people I've known. Doing so was very unsettling. I was most revolted by any similarities I sensed with Janelle because she is quite evil!
Any additional comments?
This was so much more complex and compelling than I had imagined it could be. And expertly handled by the author both in handling the case and in describing everything for the book. He made me want to camp out with all of the files for a month and just pour over the details so as to keep looking for little clues into the minds of monsters.
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4 persone l'hanno trovata utile
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Generale4 out of 5 stars
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- Mel Johansson
- 10/09/2016
Fascinating story that needed a good editor
I'm a huge true crime fan, and this book didn't disappoint. The story is morbidly fascinating, and it's well structured; my interest never flagged. The reader is excellent.
I especially appreciated the unique point of view that the writer's position as prosecuting attorney in the case brought to the narrative. The thing that kept me from giving this book 5 stars is that the author needed a good editor. He often misuses words ("tout," for instance) and makes rookie mistakes like telling us what the victim--now deceased--was thinking at some point.
Overall I enjoyed this book very much, but the writing flaws got in the way what was otherwise a ripping good read.
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3 persone l'hanno trovata utile
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- Tracy Albini
- 19/08/2016
Meh... A little more boring than expected.
It was okay. I am pretty picky about my true crime. This was endless emails and transcripts.
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- A.Connor
- 13/09/2017
'icky narration alert..
re-telling of this prosecutorial case involves the narrator reading dozens of emails, social media posts, text messages & the the like sent by the defendants.
At least one of these defendants is learning-disabled & narrator in his wisdom, elects to read these extracts in his best 'learning disabled' style.. painful & inappropriate.
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- Lisa Scott
- 16/05/2023
Thoroughly enjoyed
Brilliant book, really enjoyed it. Lots of great twists. The narrator has a nice voice too. Read it in less than two days!
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- Julie
- 16/04/2023
Absolutely unbelievable, yet true!
So incredibly sad that this really happened. Social media/ Internet often has alot to answer for. This is so terribly sad. I am hoping Tyler is ok.
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- Aussie1988
- 31/01/2023
Excellent book
Excellent book, would highly recommend. Well read as well. And goes to show how dangerous the Internet can be
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- Nick
- 13/01/2023
Fascinating and sad story.
Fantastic narration. John Pruden kept it flowing, his voice perfect for any crime situation. Fascinating crime case.
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- tazo
- 17/10/2022
awful.
I have a headache after all of that. sad about the deaths and the baby but the rest of it was just too much. it was like a 12 year old wrote it
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- Amazon Customer
- 03/10/2022
To much about author
Would have enjoyed it more if the author didn’t talk about how he did this and he did that all the time. Could have been told better if it more about the case and less about how brilliant he is
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- saucerpeople
- 07/08/2022
There is nothing so strange as folk.
Labyrinthine tale written by the actual prosecutor of the case. He does a great job of laying out the case and taking us deep inside the minds and lives of those prosecuted.
Like in all true crime stories, we should acknowledge the victims, both living and dead.
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- siobhan brophy
- 13/07/2022
wow!
very intricate and detailed account of this trial. worth sticking with. i won't lie, i rewound a few times because i couldn't believe what i was hearing.
absolutely shocking story.
i would recommend this to anyone interested in true crime.
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- Izzy
- 22/06/2022
Probably a good story but strange narration so I’ve given up!
This is probably quite a good book but it’s hard to listen to as a lot of most chapters contain emails and messages being read and for some reason that I can’t figure out, the narrator reads them seemingly without punctuation and particularly robotically.
The rest is read in a ‘grandpa telling a tale’ kind of way which is pleasant but boy the reading of the emails/message are monotonous torture. I don’t know what chapter I’m on but it feels like it’s probably at least a four digit number.
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