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Bitter Blood

A True Story of Southern Family Pride, Madness, and Multiple Murder

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Bitter Blood

By: Jerry Bledsoe
Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
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In this unrelenting real-life drama of three wealthy families connected by marriage and murder, Bledsoe recounts the shocking events, obsessive love, and bitter custody battles that led toward the bloody climax that took nine lives.

©1988 Jerry Bledsoe (P)2015 ListenUp Production, LLC Murder True Crime Crime

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A tale of murder and intrigue that fans of true crime will enjoy, as well as those who like mystery. The narration was excellent, making the flow of this lengthy work seem just about right, while the attention to detail by the author was also a strong point. My big criticism is the length to which the family background is explored, taking up too much room and, in many places, proving superfluous. My second criticism is that the author fails to ask why law enforcement agencies: 1) botched their jobs so badly and 2) whether anyone was held responsible for that. I suspect the book came out soon after the events described, and that many of the issues raised had yet to be resolved at the time of writing. Overall: worthwhile, but meandering in parts

Bloodlines

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Loved this story, although there were parts that seemed to drag on a bit. Felt like some things there was too much detail we didn’t really need to know. Overall a fascinating story and very interesting end credits

Fascinating

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A Gripping and, Also, Moving Piece of Writing, with Extreme Attention to Detail giving You an Intimate Insight into a Human Condition that in Some Way Effects Us All. "You Can Choose Your Friends but You Can't Choose Your Family!" There by The Grace of God Go Us All!!

Dark, Horrifying!

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This was an epically long book but worth it. If you don't enjoy listening to long back stories, this isn't the book for you. For me, it just added to the story. At one point, I had to check that this was a true story as it had become so bizarre. Twists and turns to the end. Highly recommend.

An incredible story

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One of the strangest stories of the hundreds of true crime books I’ve consumed. Remarkable story, that at times defies belief.

Only criticism is that a few hours in there are a number of chapters introducing dozens of new characters, all with long background stories, sometimes with histories of the towns they came from. But once past that it all makes sense.

A story that needs to be heard. The title doesn’t tell half the story.

Outstanding, tragic, baffling, incredible

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