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Sleep, My Child, Forever
Sleep, My Child, Forever: The Riveting True Story of a Mother Who Murdered Her Own Children | John Coston
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The dark double life of Ellen Boehm, the St. Louis, Missouri, mother who murdered her two sonsand nearly killed her daughter. Ellen 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 Boehms eight-year-old daughter suffered a near-fatal mishap when a hair dryer fell into the girls 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 childrens 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, veteran journalist John Coston recreates the events that led to one mothers unspeakable acts of filicideand a cops relentless pursuit of the truth.
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Reviewsbylola
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I love listening to true crime on audio, and this was no exception, although it did become a bit awkward when G overheard a snippet and asked me what my book was about. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Ellen Boehm is penniless and has been deserted by her husband when she begins methodically killing her children. Her method of murder isn‘t obvious enough to get her caught immediately, unfortunately. There were no surprises, but it‘s a solid true crime read.

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Julies_Bookshelf_Adventures
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An interesting and disturbing true crime novel of a woman who murdered her 2 young boys and attempted the same on her daughter.

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IamIamIam
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I teetered between so-so and a pick but it's a crazy story. Ellen Boehm murders her son, takes out $100,000 in life insurance policies on her 2 remaining children and attempts to electrocute her daughter and successfully murders her remaining son, all for money! A deeply disturbed woman and compulsive liar, this true crime story will get your blood boiling!

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IamIamIam
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Been reading this true crime novel and decided to look up info on Ellen Boehm. In my Google search, I found a website called supernaught.com which happens to sell TRUE CRIME MEMORABILIA. 😳 I feel like I got stuck in a Gillian Flynn-esque black hole for about 15 minutes!!! @Kaye @Reviewsbylola I immediately thought of you guys!!! 😂

GondorGirl That is SO weird! 😳 5y
IamIamIam @GondorGirl Super weird!!! Luckily, I didn't find any really creepy stuff. I found mainly pen pal letters and signed artwork from inmates but it totally reminded me of 5y
Kaye Thanks for the tag. I‘ve never seen that page before. 5y
Reviewsbylola That website sounds awesome. I will check it out! 5y
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IamIamIam
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$3 deal today for you #TrueCrime junkies!!! I couldn't resist this one! These kinds of cases blow my mind.