Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert. Van meter resists all the easy traps of the exposechronicler with his elegantly interwoven investigation of bowling greens harrowing homicide. It is a deeply horrifying account of the brutal rape and murder of an eighteen yearold college student at western kentucky university. Widely published journalist william van meter returned to his hometown of bowling green, kentucky, to research this harrowing account of a horrifying crime that occurred at western kentucky university. A true story of murder in kentucky kindle edition by. William van meter has divided his time between new york and paris for the last twelve years. A true story of murder in kentucky van meter, william on. By the lights of absolutely everyone who ever knew her, katie autry nev. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bluegrass.
As van meter delves into the facts of the case, further disturbing. Bluegrass book by william van meter official publisher page. Bluegrass book by william van meter official publisher. A true story of murder in kentucky by william van meter overview a shocking investigation into a true crime that tore a town apartthe violent murder of a young coed in kentucky, the innocent boy who was jailed for the crime, and a small southern community filled with haunting, unforgettable characters. In hugh poland hall room number 214 on western kentucky university campus. A true story of murder in kentucky, free press, 2009. William van meter explores the brutal murder 2003 of college student katie autry and the subsequent investigation and trial in his small home. William van meter explores the brutal murder 2003 of college student katie autry and the subsequent investigation and trial in his small home town. This murder was taking place in bowling green, kentucky.
By the lights of absolutely everyone who ever knew her, katie autry never harmed a hair on a dogs head. William van meters bluegrass is not just a story of murder but of race, class, gender, region, etc. The state moved her as a child into a foster home in a town so small it had one stoplight. William van meter, a native of bowling green now living in brooklyn, n. Race, gender and class amos lassen william van meter gives a mesmerizing and harrowing account of the murder of college student katie autry who was brutally raped, stabbed and then set on fire in 2003. He regularly contributes features to such publications as new york, harpers bazaar, new york post, the new york times, t, tokion, v, and publications based in new york and france. July botm nominations true crime 1st poll top 5 books that move onto final poll. A true story of murder in kentucky by william van meter. A true story of murder in kentucky kindle edition by van meter, william.
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