A Tangled Web, Leslie Rule
A Tangled Web, Leslie Rule
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A Tangled Web
A Cyberstalker, a Deadly Obsession, and the Twisting Path to Justice

Author: Leslie Rule

Narrator: Tanya Eby

Unabridged: 11 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2020

Synopsis

It was a bleak November in 2012 when Cari Lea Farver vanished from Omaha, Nebraska. Cari, thirty-seven, was a devoted mother, reliable employee, and loyal friend—not the type to shirk responsibilities, abandon her son, and run off on an adventure while her dying father took his last breaths. Yet, the many texts from her phone indicated she had done just that.

While Cari's boyfriend, Dave Kroupa, and her supervisor were bewildered by her abrupt disappearance, they accepted the texts at face value. Her mother, Nancy Raney, however, was alarmed and reported Cari missing. Police were skeptical of her claims that a cyber impostor had commandeered her daughter's phone and online identity.

While Nancy was afraid for Cari, Dave Kroupa was growing afraid of her, for he believed Cari was stalking him. Never seen or heard, the stalker was aware of his every move and seemed obsessed by his casual girlfriend, Shanna "Liz" Golyar, often calling her "a fat whore" in the twelve thousand emails and texts he received in a disturbing three-year deluge.

There was some truth in the messages, but all of them contained one big lie. The culprit was not Cari—but had killed and planned to kill again.

About Leslie Rule

Leslie Rule is a Seattle area artist, photographer, and bestselling author of two suspense novels, five nonfiction books, and dozens of articles in national magazines, including Reader's Digest. At seventeen, she began to assist her mother, author Ann Rule, as research assistant and trial photographer. Many of Leslie's courtroom photos appear in her mother's books.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Luvtoread (Trying to catch up) on March 11, 2021

Relentless Terror In A True Crime Story! Dave Kroupa is a mechanic and a recently divorced father of two who wants to wade his feet in the single life and decides to join a few of the online dating sites. Dave first meets Liz and they enjoy each others company but Dave does not want to get serious an......more

Goodreads review by Misty Marie on December 13, 2021

Leslie is well on her way in following her mother's footsteps. This is the craziest true crime case I have came across. I seen it featured on Dateline, but it didn't go into everything. Shanna “Liz” Golyar is a woman obsessed with her on and off again boyfriend, Dave Kroupa. During a breakup Dave sta......more

Goodreads review by Valerity (Val) on March 24, 2020

I was so excited when I saw that there was a true crime book coming out by Leslie Rule, Ann Rule’s daughter, that I was beside myself! Now I just had to get my hands on an early copy to review. I struck out in the first place I tried, then it turned up in another and I got it then. I was really thri......more

Goodreads review by Parmida R. A. on February 27, 2022

The mystery began shortly after 35-year-old Dave Kroupa divorced his wife. He started dating and soon met a woman named Cari Farver. Though they dated each other for two weeks, they both agreed that they didn’t want a relationship. One morning Cari texted Dave, “Do you want to move in together?” He s......more

Goodreads review by Katie on March 25, 2020

I've read many true crime books over the years and of course a huge percentage of those books were written by Ann Rule. Leslie Rule is Ann's daughter and has written several novels but A Tangled Web is her first time tackling a true crime book. In 2012, single mother Cari Lea Farver was reported mis......more

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