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Crazymaker: The Shocking True Story of Murder and Betrayal in an American Family
An account of the brutal murder of Chris Hobson describes how Hobson's stepmother conspired with her son to kill her stepson, driving him to a remote place, making him dig his own grave, and shooting him in it. Original.
- GenresTrue CrimeNonfiction
480 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1992
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
March 14, 2022
I appreciated this book because I remember it happening. I found out a few things I did not know previously. It is out of print and hard to find. I wish there would have been more pictures of the people involved. My opinion? I don't think the two boys would have committed this crime without the push from stepmom.
June 24, 2020
Book details the Overland Park murder of Chris Hobson by his step brother James Crumm, Paul Sorrentino and his step mom Sueanne Hobson.
Very repetitive in details, probably would not have completed except the topic was local history.
Very repetitive in details, probably would not have completed except the topic was local history.
November 1, 2024
It took me a long time to get through this book. At 480 pages with small print, it was slow going. The background information leading up to the murder was tedious and repetitive and the investigation and trial were mostly rehashing of what we already knew. I did finish it though.
October 22, 2019
Loved It... My hometown, I remember when this happened. Truly crazy!!!
May 21, 2021
Prof. O'Donnell was my favorite teacher in college. I also remember the events in this book, which were chilling at the time. He presented it so well for the time it was written. I still get chills.
December 14, 2010
From my own collection.
This was a pretty good story. It's a complicated case and it's hard to know if the author was completely objective, but it seems to be pretty well researched. The author has a strange way of judging people by their looks that was kind of annoying.
This was a pretty good story. It's a complicated case and it's hard to know if the author was completely objective, but it seems to be pretty well researched. The author has a strange way of judging people by their looks that was kind of annoying.
December 21, 2010
True story of a new wife who has her son kill his younger stepbrother.
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