Drifting Into Darkness
Murders, Madness, Suicide, and a Death "Under Suspicious Circumstances"
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Georgia Press
Published:24th May '22
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A tangled web of family dysfunction, fatal attraction, and greed wends its way from the elegant Southern mansions of old Montgomery, Alabama, to the New Age salons of Boulder and rural, windswept Wyoming in Drifting Into Darkness, a true saga of bloodshed and betrayal.
Two grisly murders—a brutal double parricide—a suicide, and a fourth death under suspicious circumstances. Drifting Into Darkness is a tangled tale of family dysfunction, fatal attraction, and greed, a saga that wends its way from the elegant Southern mansions of Montgomery, Alabama, to the New Age salons of Boulder, Colorado, to rural, windswept Wyoming.
On Thanksgiving weekend in 2004, philanthropists Charlotte and Brent Springford Sr.?a wealthy, socially prominent Montgomery couple?were brutally beaten to death with an ax handle, echoing the infamous case of Lizzie Borden. Suspicion quickly fell on the Springfords' gifted but troubled son Brent Jr., who would be tried and sentenced to life without parole. But a mystery remained: Who was the mysterious, elusive woman who claimed to be a Native American shaman that investigators believed manipulated Brent into this murder?
Journalists solving murders is a time-tested trope in movies, mysteries, and on television. But cops and cop reporters know that rarely happens in real life. Except when it does. Veteran crime reporter Mark I. Pinsky, who covered the sensational cases of serial killer Ted Bundy and Green Beret Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, broke the cardinal rule of journalism by involving himself in the story. Pinsky’s extensive research prompted investigators to invite him to join their dogged pursuit of justice. His access to unique and heart-breaking behind-the-scenes material enables him to take readers with him into the troubled, tortured minds of the case's main players.
A riveting, well-researched book ideal for fans of true crime and general readers.
* Library Journal *Pinsky offers a gripping tour de force of crime journalism as he documents the fatal disintegration of a vulnerable young man under the spell of a malignant hustler.
* author of How to Catch a Killer *A captivating tale of madness, manipulation, and murder. I simply couldn't stop turning the pages.
Detailed and deeply compelling, Drifting Into Darkness radiates with a veteran investigative reporter’s drive to "shake the tree" on his cross-country quest to uncover the criminal and cultural complexities of a family’s dysfunction.
* author of Above Suspicion *A lavishly detailed story of murder, madness, and treachery in Alabama and parts beyond. Mark Pinsky's prose is as sweetly beckoning as a Southern breeze.
* New York Times-acclaimed author of Almost Midnight and American Exorcism *Descend and drift into madness in journalist Mark I. Pinsky's second work of true crime. To report on the Springford case, Pinsky personally had to comprehend his subject's sociopathy, immersing himself in a story of parricide. To lay down with sociopaths is to risk getting fleas, but that is the only way to get the story. Then came the sociopath I wasn't expecting.
* investigative true-crime author of The Unsolved Murder of Adam Walsh and Speed Kills *Drifting Into Darkness is a fascinating look into true crime, superbly written. Anyone who cracks this book open will not want to put it down. Be prepared to miss work and social events!
* host of the Where the Bodies are Buried podcast *This book would be a valuable addition to the true crime section of a library and is compulsive reading for readers with an interest in family dynamics, criminal psychology, coercive control, and mental illness.
* The Southeastern LibrariISBN: 9781588384577
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380 pages