Sleep, My Child, Forever, John Coston
Sleep, My Child, Forever, John Coston
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Sleep, My Child, Forever
The Riveting True Story of a Mother Who Murdered Her Own Children

Author: John Coston

Narrator: A. T. Chandler

Unabridged: 6 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 07/23/2019

Synopsis

The dark double life of Ellen Boehm, the mother who murdered her two sons—and nearly killed her daughterEllen Boehm, a single mom from St. Louis, Missouri, appeared devoted to her children. But in reality, she was unequipped for motherhood, financially strapped, and desperate. Within a year of each other, her sons, ages two and four, died mysteriously, and Boehm's eight-year-old daughter then suffered a near-fatal mishap when a hair dryer fell into the girl's bath. While neighbors wondered how Boehm remained so calm through it all, Det. Sgt. Joseph Burgoon of St. Louis Homicide had darker suspicions.Burgoon soon unraveled a labyrinth of deception, greed, and obsession that revealed a cold-blooded killer whose get-rich-quick scheme came at the cost of her children's lives. Boehm had taken out insurance policies on her children with six different companies totaling nearly $100,000. Using police reports, case documents, and photos, journalist John Coston recreates the events that led to one mother's unspeakable acts of filicide—and a cop's relentless pursuit of the truth.

About John Coston

John Coston is a veteran journalist and a former news editor on the national desk at the Wall Street Journal. He has written for the Watertown Daily Times, the Hartford Courant, and the Miami Herald. Coston is the author of two true crime books, To Kill and Kill Again and Sleep, My Child, Forever.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ellie on January 25, 2021

Interesting case, but really could've done without the excessive mention of how much Ellen weighed. She murdered two children and the author of this book seems to think weighing over 200 pounds is just as, if not more, reprehensible......more

Goodreads review by lindsey on January 09, 2021

most of the time I read nonfiction, it's via audiobook. It's easier for me to focus that way. this narrator wasn't BAD, but he was extremely flat. Read everything like a court stenographer reading back notes. also John Coston's determination to remind us that Ellen Bohem was overweight almost every......more

Goodreads review by A.M. Flynn-Davis🪐 on June 18, 2023

The narrator for this audiobook was so boring. The story was a bit repetitive but decent. It’s heartbreaking though........more

Goodreads review by RoseDevoursBooks on December 31, 2020

A horrible crime that goes into detail on how a mother nonchalantly killed two of her children to collect insurance money. As interesting of a read this was, the author was too repetitive and I found myself skimming through parts I've already read about in previous pages. Also, just be aware that th......more

Goodreads review by Eva-Marie on August 19, 2008

I'm giving this five stars because I think this is what true crime is really all about. I'm a big true crime reader, I'm taking a break currently but have been reading t.c for years. This book turned my stomach. I would tell anyone who was going to read this to approach with extreme caution and I me......more

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