Pure Murder

Corey Mitchell

Jun 2008 · Pinnacle Books

About this ebook

A “compelling” deep dive into the case that rocked Houston, Texas: the horrific murder of two teenage girls—by the bestselling author of Strangler (Suzy Spencer, New York Times–bestselling author).
 
“We gotta kill ’em. They know what we look like.”
 
On a hot summer night in Houston, two teenage girls—bright, beautiful, success-bound friends—took a shortcut home from a friend’s apartment to make their curfew. They never reached their homes. The next morning, the families of the two girls began a frantic search, organizing friends and neighbors and posting thousands of fliers across the sprawling city. But not until an anonymous 911 call four days later were the bodies of Jennifer Ertman and Elizabeth Pena finally recovered. Their killers were soon rounded up—a brutal, unrepentant gang of teenage boys whose convictions should have put them behind bars for life. But in the halls of justice, nothing is ever a sure bet . . .
 
INCLUDES 16 PAGES OF HAUNTING PHOTOS
 
Praise for Corey Mitchell’s True Crime Books
“No one faces evil head on like Corey Mitchell.” —Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Cold Dark Place
 
“Corey Mitchell empathized with crime victims in a way unique and personal way. That empathy is evident in every true crime book he wrote.” —Suzy Spencer, New York Times–bestselling author
 
“A must-read, cautionary tale of manipulation, control, and murder.” —Diane Fanning, national bestselling author

Ratings and reviews

Only one word can describe these misfits -EVIL. Pretty well researched and written and a compelling read overall. Not quite the best of true crime authors but above some of the average ones out there. Amazing how the legal system is so hell bent on rights of the perpetrator and not the victim. One question is left 'hanging' Were they ever charged with other murders attributed to three of them and if not one must ask why not. Worth taking time to rezd this book.

Hopefully all of them are dead by now not sitting on death row and hopefully their parents join them. Sad victims always get treated worse than the actual criminals.

This book was well written. I felt like I knew the families. I cried with their pain, got angy at the injustices and laughed with Adolph's humour during difficult times

About the author

Corey Mitchell wrote several bestselling true crime books including Hollywood Death Scenes, Dead and Buried, Evil Eyes, Savage Son, Strangler, Murdered Innocence, and Pure Murder. He was also the founder of the #1 true crime blog, In Cold Blog, and a contributing editor for MetalSucks, the #1 website for heavy metal news. He co-founded Austin’s Housecore Horror Film Festival and co-authored Philip H. Anselmo’s Mouth for War: Pantera and Beyond.