The Mother's Day Murder

by Wensley Clarkson

The Black Widow
They met while working together at a Taco Bell in Augusta, seventeen-year-old Larry Kelley and thirty-one-year-old wife and mother Gina Spann. Their unusual friendship soon blossomed into something much more when Gina invited Larry to live with her, her husband Kevin, and their teenage son. While Kevin slept in a back room of the house, Larry and Ginal shared the master bedroom, flaunthing their love in front of Kevin.

The Humiliated Husband
But it didn't stop there. Gina enlisted Larry and three of his friend to murder huer husband and cash in on his $300,000 life insurance policy. So on Mother's Day of 1997, two teenagers knocked on the Spanns' door, and when Kevin opened it, shot him point-blank. As Kevin Spann's lifeless body hit the ground, his two assassins sauntered away casually.

The Lovesick Teenager
Police zeroed in on the motley crew soon enough -- and each would pay heavily for their crime. Gina, Larry, and two of his friend would each receive life sentences for the ruthless murder of Kevin Spann. In a case as twisted and shocking as fiction, bestselling author Wensley Clarkson explores this volatile web of sex, greed, and murder that ended in deadly disaster.

Genres: True Crime, Nonfiction

232 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 15, 2000

Reviews

[Jeannie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was a huge disappointment for me since I've read a few other books by Clarkson and enjoyed them. This one just seemed to drag on and on with him repeating the same facts over and over. I think if he'd delved deeper into the characters than just the murder itself it would have been a much better book.

[Sue · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a bit repetitive and perhaps not as much was known about the personal life of Gina since her sister and teenagers in her life seemed to be her main accusers. It wasn’t bad and was a bit eye opening. I cannot imagine an older, heavier and sort of matronly woman with the ability to get so many young men to act against their own self interests.

[Shahna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This case was a disaster.
How did she convince all these boys to do shit?!?!?
Also, no parent thought to call the cops for the pedo-ish nature of what was going on?!?!?!

NO ONE ?????????

Also, I think Larry needs to be let out. He wasn't intelligent enough to know what was going on. Hell he brought his toy dinosaur collection with him when he moved in with her. Come on.

[Toni · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unbelievable but true

I loved this book and had to constantly remind myself that this was not a fictional story written by a talented novelist but a true account of a truly heinous crime..

[Jamie Lindemulder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good and fast read. Finished in a day. I wanted to hold off reading because this psycho shares a birthday with me. LOL

[Donna Humble · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written with a lot of detail and facts.

[Reader · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book is self explanatory after a while, not really full of emotions. 3/5 rating for the books flow & storyline altogether.