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Murder In the Graveyard, A Family Cult Tragedy
The strangulation of a 39-year-old pregnant woman was shocking to the first responders who rushed to the scene. But it was the victim’s relationship to the killer who called 911, the location, and the unmasking of a family cult that would fascinate and horrify Florida residents.
Cold Blooded by Frank E. Stanfield is Available Now!
Sixteen-year-old vampire cult leader Rod Ferrell stunned detectives and sent shivers down the spines of parents everywhere when he bludgeoned a cult member’s mother and father in a bloody attack in Central Florida. Veteran newspaper reporter Frank E. Stanfield has covered the case from the beginning in 1996 to its conclusion 2019 when a judge ruled on his plea for a reduced sentence. The book details what psychologists, friends, relatives, and the victims’ family members have disclosed about one of the most disturbed killers in modern history.
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Vampires, Gators, and Wackos. A Florida Newspaperman’s Life
Teens savagely murder a couple in the name of their vampire cult. A sex-starved teacher “too pretty to go to jail” for seducing a young student. A missing child case keeps cops awake at night. Ambushed sheriff’s deputies. Dead man talking. A killer who gets away with murder.
Unbroken: The Dorothy Lewis Story
Dorothy Lewis sat in the back seat trying to comfort her young daughters while one of the carjackers cursed and shouted for them to be quiet. As she began to pray, one of the attackers sneered: “This ain’t Jesus doing this. This is Satan doing this.”
The tragedy that followed would have broken anyone else, but Dorothy’s faith carried her through the unimaginable nightmare.
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About the Author
Frank E. Stanfield has been a newspaper reporter and editor for more than 50 years, including at the Orlando Sentinel, where he covered Rod Ferrell's murder trial.
His book Vampires, Gators, and Wackos: A Newspaperman's Life not only includes the vampires but also a teacher who had sex with a young student, who was deemed "too pretty to go to jail," alligator attacks, hurricanes, and naked people telling cops, "It's not as bad as it looks!"
Then, there are the heartbreaking stories, like the two teens who carjacked Dorothy Lewis and her little girls. "This isn't Jesus doing this. This is Satan doing this," one of them said when she began to pray. Her strength through faith comes through on every page of Unbroken: The Dorothy Lewis Story.
