The Black Widower, Michael Fleeman
The Black Widower, Michael Fleeman
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The Black Widower
A Beautiful Doctor, Her Seemingly Perfect Husband and a Chilling Death

Author: Michael Fleeman

Narrator: Jamie Renell

Unabridged: 8 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Lantern Audio

Published: 06/04/2018


Synopsis

She was his second wife - to die. Coming off a failed marriage, a beautiful woman named Toni joined an online dating site, hoping to find true and lasting love. Harold Henthorn seemed like her dream come true, a handsome man who said he had "a heart for others." Only weeks after meeting, they were wed. But Toni's family began noticing Harold's dark side, especially his controlling nature, which Toni didn't seem to mind. Until she met her end at the bottom of a ravine. Was he a grieving husband - or a black widower? Harold's tearful story of his wife's hiking "accident" just didn't hold up with Toni's family, or the police. Then a shocking truth was uncovered: twenty years before, Harold's first wife had also died suspiciously in a remote area with no witnesses. Soon, more questions arose: Who was Harold Henthorn - a devoted, grief-stricken husband or a cold, calculating killer? Could authorities find a way to connect his wives' deaths and expose the truth?

About Michael Fleeman

Michael Fleeman covers show business for People magazine in Los Angeles. Before joining People, he worked for the Associated Press, covering such high-profile stories as the two O.J. Simpson trials and the Oklahoma City bombing trial of Timothy McVeigh. He lives in Atlanta, California, with his wife Barbara, and their two children, Katherine and Scott. He is also the author of If I Die . . . A True Story of Obsessive Love, Uncontrollable Greed, and Murder.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ronnie on May 08, 2021

When a woman 'falls' to her death in Rocky Mountain National Park, authorities are suspicious of the surviving husband, particularly after they receive word that this is the second wife he's lost under unusual circumstances. Contains some minor errors, but it remains a solid account by the reliable......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on February 26, 2018

It started off okay, but then lost steam about halfway through. I gave up before I even finished the whole thing, as I found that I had lost interest.......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on July 16, 2017

I briefly remember following this story as it happened in my home state. Such a tragic loss. It is amazing the lengths that people will go through to gain wealth. As I kept reading this book, the further and further I got the scarier and more intrigued I became with Harold. It was interesting to rea......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on May 16, 2019

This book was okay, but I think I picked it up based on a long-form article I'd read (possibly by the same author of the book?). The article would have sufficed for me instead of reading this book, actually, as it detailed the two murders pretty completely. The thing this book has that the article d......more

Goodreads review by Aura on July 18, 2019

The story is focused on the 'accidental' death of an eye doctor. She was a smart, devout christian woman who married a man who deceived her and others. The cruel truth was that her husband had already murdered his previous wife to collect life insurance. He murdered her so that he could collect 4.5......more