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The Yale Murder: The Compelling True Narrative of the Fatal Romance of Bonnie Garland and Richard Herrin
Recounts the true crime drama of the murder of Bonnie Garland by her ex-lover Richard Herrin and the legal and moral implications of Herrin's trial.
302 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1982
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Peter Meyer
81 books10 followersPeter Meyer is a former News Editor of Life magazine and the author of numerous nonfiction books, including the critically acclaimed The Yale Murder (Empire Books, 1982; Berkley Books, 1983) and Death of Innocence (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1985; Berkley Books, 1986).
Over the course of his three-decade journalism career Meyer, who holds a masters degree in history from the University of Chicago, has touched down in cities around the globe, from Bennington to Baghdad, and has written hundreds of stories, on subjects as varied as anti-terrorist training for American ambassadors to the history of the 1040 income tax form. His work has appeared in such publications as Harper's, Vanity Fair, National Geographic, New York, Life, Time and People.
Since 1991 Meyer has focused his attentions on education reform in the United States, an interest joined while writing a profile of education reformer E.D. Hirsch for Life. Meyer subsequently helped found a charter school, served on his local Board of Education (twice) and, for the last eight years, has been an editor at Education Next. His articles for the journal include “The Early Education of our Next President” (Fall 2008), “New York City’s Education Battles: The mayor, the schools, and the `rinky-dink candy store’” (Spring 2008), “Learning Separately: The case for single-sex schools” (Winter 2008), and “Can Catholic Schools Be Saved?” (Spring 2007).
Meyer also writes and edits, mostly on education, for the American Enterprise Institute, the Manhattan Institute, and the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, where he is a Senior Visiting Fellow.
Over the course of his three-decade journalism career Meyer, who holds a masters degree in history from the University of Chicago, has touched down in cities around the globe, from Bennington to Baghdad, and has written hundreds of stories, on subjects as varied as anti-terrorist training for American ambassadors to the history of the 1040 income tax form. His work has appeared in such publications as Harper's, Vanity Fair, National Geographic, New York, Life, Time and People.
Since 1991 Meyer has focused his attentions on education reform in the United States, an interest joined while writing a profile of education reformer E.D. Hirsch for Life. Meyer subsequently helped found a charter school, served on his local Board of Education (twice) and, for the last eight years, has been an editor at Education Next. His articles for the journal include “The Early Education of our Next President” (Fall 2008), “New York City’s Education Battles: The mayor, the schools, and the `rinky-dink candy store’” (Spring 2008), “Learning Separately: The case for single-sex schools” (Winter 2008), and “Can Catholic Schools Be Saved?” (Spring 2007).
Meyer also writes and edits, mostly on education, for the American Enterprise Institute, the Manhattan Institute, and the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, where he is a Senior Visiting Fellow.
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May 16, 2020
They came from two very different walks of life: he from poverty in the Los Angeles ghetto on a scholarship, she the daughter of wealth and privilege, there because of her family. He was of the people, had been around, sexually permissive and she from a family whom kept her sheltered and then let her loose. Her parents never liked Richard and could not understand how their daughter could have hooked up with him. And when she broke up with him there was still a pull that no one could explain.
He was in their house visiting, and then boom, the daughter was lying in her own blood dying while family slept and he takes off. Whom could have seen this coming. Could they have stopped this, not allowed this young man into their house and lives. Very sad story.
He was in their house visiting, and then boom, the daughter was lying in her own blood dying while family slept and he takes off. Whom could have seen this coming. Could they have stopped this, not allowed this young man into their house and lives. Very sad story.
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