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The devil in my friend : the inside story of a Malibu murder / Ivor Davis with Sally Ogle Davis.

Davis, Ivor, 1938- (author.). Davis, Sally Ogle, (author.).

Summary:

"As investigative writers, Ivor and Sally Davis set out hoping to find their neighbor and friend, Fred Roehler, innocent or the double homicide he is arrested for-instead they found a viper's nest of deceit and murder"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781538180532
ISBN: 1538180537
Physical Description: xi, 283 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The Brady Bunch, Malibu style -- A family outing -- Growing up in Centerville -- The Midwest Roehlers discover boating -- Fred, the ladies' man -- Fred: California, here he comes -- Jeanne: the first Mrs. Roehler -- A diver's death in the Channel Islands -- A drowning... in the backyard pool -- The widow Verna-- Love and re-marriage -- Raising the kids -- The investigation -- Murder for profit? -- The death of Jeanne Roehler -- Murder most foul -- The defense to the rescue -- Assembling the troops -- Opening statements -- Death in the afternoon -- Experts go to war -- Fred Roehler, star witness for the defense -- Roehler v. Roden -- The defense strikes back -- Closing arguments -- The verdict -- Our personal odyssey: the story behind the story.