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First Degree Rage: The True Story of 'The Assassin,' An Obsession, and Murder
A North Carolina Sheriff’s Detective recounts a shocking case of domestic deception and brutal murder in this true crime chronicle.
In 1993, single mom Kay Weden endured a series of senseless attacks on her family. Her son was nearly killed by a shot fired through their house. Then her elderly mother was murdered by an unknown intruder. Beyond this, Kay’s new boyfriend, Viktor Gunnarsson, had just disappeared without warning. The handsome Swede was in the U.S. seeking political asylum after being charged with the 1986 assassination of Sweden’s Prime Minister.
With nowhere else to turn, Kay reconnected with her ex-fiancé L.C. Underwood, a police officer adept at criminal investigations. L.C. assured Kay he would get to the bottom of her terrible nightmare. But then Viktor’s nude body was found two hours away in the Appalachian Mountains. When local Sheriff’s Detective Paula May started investigating, she began to unravel a hair-raising case of stalking, assault, and murder.
In 1993, single mom Kay Weden endured a series of senseless attacks on her family. Her son was nearly killed by a shot fired through their house. Then her elderly mother was murdered by an unknown intruder. Beyond this, Kay’s new boyfriend, Viktor Gunnarsson, had just disappeared without warning. The handsome Swede was in the U.S. seeking political asylum after being charged with the 1986 assassination of Sweden’s Prime Minister.
With nowhere else to turn, Kay reconnected with her ex-fiancé L.C. Underwood, a police officer adept at criminal investigations. L.C. assured Kay he would get to the bottom of her terrible nightmare. But then Viktor’s nude body was found two hours away in the Appalachian Mountains. When local Sheriff’s Detective Paula May started investigating, she began to unravel a hair-raising case of stalking, assault, and murder.
544 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 14, 2020
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July 23, 2024
Meh..
Could have done without all the religious verbiage and quotes. And WHY did she feel she had to write d*mn instead of damn, wh*re instead of whore, and bi*tch instead of bitch (for a few examples)! Did she think children were going to be reading this book????
And as I always say...put some pictures of the person in (the front of) the book so we have an image of them in our minds as we read.
Would not recommend this book for true crime followers!
(P.S. If you want to read a much better book, I suggest you try Zenith Man)
Could have done without all the religious verbiage and quotes. And WHY did she feel she had to write d*mn instead of damn, wh*re instead of whore, and bi*tch instead of bitch (for a few examples)! Did she think children were going to be reading this book????
And as I always say...put some pictures of the person in (the front of) the book so we have an image of them in our minds as we read.
Would not recommend this book for true crime followers!
(P.S. If you want to read a much better book, I suggest you try Zenith Man)
October 30, 2024
Fabulous true crime story by Paula May, especially since it is mostly local to Salisbury!
February 1, 2026
Tons of spelling errors; very repetitive; hard to finish.
October 17, 2024
Great book. What a story! Couldn’t put it down.
July 21, 2025
It’s a good read with a lot of details to the point it repeats. If you over look that can focus on put everything together you get a in depth view of the case.
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