Shattered, Kathryn Casey
Shattered, Kathryn Casey
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Shattered
The True Story of a Mother's Love, a Husband's Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Texas Murder

Author: Kathryn Casey

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 10 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/29/2012

Synopsis

In Creekstone, Texas, a small, quiet suburb of Houston, football was king . . . and David Temple was a prince. A former high school and college gridiron star-turned-coach, he had a fairy-tale marriage to bright, vivacious Belinda Lucas, a teacher at the local high school who was so warm and popular her colleagues called her "The Sunshine Girl."

The fairy tale ended savagely on January 11, 1999, when Belinda's lifeless body was discovered in a closet. Her skull had been shattered by a shotgun blast at close range. She was eight months pregnant.

There was no damning evidence directly linking the brutal murder to husband David, who stood by emotionless and dry-eyed as police searched the crime scene. But a dogged eight-year investigation would expose a shocking history of cruelty and domination, infidelity and rage—ultimately resulting in an epic courtroom battle for the ages—as the scandalous truth was revealed about love betrayed and innocent lives . . . shattered.

About Kathryn Casey

An award-winning journalist, Kathryn Casey has written for Rolling Stone, TV Guide, Reader's Digest, and Texas Monthly, among other publications. She is the author of several highly acclaimed true crime books, as well as the Sarah Armstrong mystery series. Singularity, the first in the Sarah Armstrong series, was included in Booklist's best crime novel debuts of 2009, and Library Journal chose the third in the series, The Killing Storm, for its list of the best books of 2010. Kathryn has appeared on various television programs and networks, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen Network, Court TV, Nancy Grace, E! Network, and A&E. Kathryn lives in Houston, Texas.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Charles on 2012-12-06 19:47:28

THIS WAS A WELL WRITTEN BOOK.I GIVE IT 5 STARS.THE STORY WAS VERY INTERESTING.

Goodreads review by ♥ Marlene♥ on April 09, 2013

Finished this book yesterday. read it in 2 days. I did get annoyed again because Kathryn does something Ann Rule also does and that is telling us constantly that the victim acted as (and was) an angel, not a human being with faults. Okay I know we should say nothing bad about the dead but this is tr......more

Goodreads review by Valerie on March 29, 2015

This true crime case happened January 11, 1999 but the person believed (and I believe he is)guilty was not convicted until 2007. David Temple, football coach, beloved pillar of his community (for the most part), husband to Belinda Lucas Temple, and father of Evan Temple, who was a toddler at the tim......more

Goodreads review by Laura on June 21, 2010

Not as bad as Kathryn Casey's other books. I do realize this is setting the bar a bit low, but I have to give Casey some credit: Shattered isn't quite as boring as her usual work, and the first half is actually pretty interesting. Since I'm usually bored by page five of Casey's books, I can only ass......more

Goodreads review by Bookworm on January 16, 2024

4.5 stars A thoroughly detailed examination of the cold blooded murder of Belinda Temple and her unborn child Erin. Gruesome and brutal, this account highlighted the events leading up to her death and the trial of her husband David Temple. Lost half a star because there were so many names that it was......more

Goodreads review by Cassandra on June 04, 2016

I just gave Shattered another star than I had originally because I figure anything that's stayed on my mind like this book has, deserves it. This really was a compulsive read for me, which was a surprise because I've never read much true crime and was never particularly attracted to this flavor of n......more

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