All-American Murder

by Amber Hunt

Yeardley Love was a star athlete and student with her whole life ahead of her. Born into a
world of privilege, Yeardley was exceptionally modest and generous. She was adored by many, especially the members of her lacrosse team at the University of Virginia, where she won the heart of another lacrosse player: George Huguely V.

As champion athletes, Yeardley and George were a celebrity couple at UVA. But George's hard partying, hostile behavior, and jealousy proved too much for Yeardley. Then, just one month before graduation, Yeardley's lifeless body was found in her campus apartment…

According to an affidavit, George admitted to bashing down her door and hitting her head against a wall. Did he intend to kill her? His lawyer claimed Yeardley's death was at most an accident. But as investigators uncovered more about George's past, they learned he was no stranger to violence: He was involved in at least two prior episodes of alcohol-fueled assault. And despite George's elite origins and seemingly perfect young life, police insist he was a time bomb about to explode…This is the true story of two young lovers and one All-American Murder.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

271 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 30, 2011

About the author

Amber Hunt is an award-winning journalist who works for the Cincinnati Enquirer as an investigative reporter. She's the co-creator and host of the podcast "Accused: The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Andes," which reached No. 1 on iTunes' U.S. and U.K. charts. She previously covered crime for the Detroit Free Press and the Dakotas for The Associated Press and was a 2011 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan. She’s written three true-crime books: Dead but Not Forgotten, All-American Murder and See How Much You Love Me, and is co-author of The Kennedy Wives: Triumph and Tragedy in America’s Most Public Family with longtime friend David Batcher.

Amber is a past recipient of the Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting, the only national award dedicated to crime coverage. She has appeared on NBC’s Dateline and A&E’s Crime Stories, among other TV shows. She lives in Ohio.

Reviews

[Julie Oates · Rating 4 out of 5]

Could have been a great read about domestic abuse in college relationships.....disappointed that her family did not want this known and addressed......book could have helped alot of people.....just wasn't ENOUGH.......

[Jason · Rating 1 out of 5]

Absolute garbage.

[Jane · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love true crime. This was very poorly written and desperately needed editing.

[Amanda (Tholke) Hollenkamp · Rating 2 out of 5]

not sure I would have read this if I hadn't gone to school nearby. focused on weird things and I really wish they'd done an update with the outcome of the criminal charges

[LB · Rating 1 out of 5]

could not finish too much football

looks like based on a true story.....sad story

[Lauren Harper · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish it didn't have Patterson's name on it.

[Karin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lots of unnecessary information and few facts that relate specifically to the case. I skipped many pages and had to force myself to finish the book.

[Jon · Rating 3 out of 5]

felt like it could've been about half as long. Otherwise it wasn't brilliant but was informative.

[Susan Tompkins]

Sad story but very well written. I could not put it down.