Dennis L. Breo

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Dennis L. Breo


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Dennis L. Breo, a Florida author and journalist, is the former national correspondent of the Journal of the American Medical Association. His cover story on the Speck murders, published in the Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine, won an award for exemplary journalism from the Chicago Headline Club. A graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, his work has also appeared in Parade, People, Chicago Magazine, Chicago Sun Times, Reader's Digest, Los Angeles Times Syndicate, News America Syndicate, and New York Times Syndicate. ...more

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Average rating: 3.98 · 1,735 ratings · 163 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors
The Crime of the Century
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Extraordinary Care
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“Often imitated, the Speck press order survives today as the best way for a trial judge to manage a celebrated case.”
― Dennis L. Breo, The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation
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“Do the right thing. Do your job and forget about everything else—and that means the press. Today’s headline wraps tomorrow’s garbage.”
― Dennis L. Breo, The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation
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“Asked about press coverage, he blithely assured them, “Don’t worry—I’ll meet with the editors and tell them to cool it.”
― Dennis L. Breo, The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation
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