Reasonable doubt the fashion writer, Cape Cod, and the trial of Chris McCowen
Chronicles the 2002 murder of Christa Worthington and the ensuing trial and conviction of African-American trash collector Christopher McCowen, revealing the conflicting testimony, crime-scene contamination and police misconduct that have caused many to believe that McCowen is innocent.
| Main Author: | Manso, Peter. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Atria Books,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st Atria Books harbk. ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Chronicles the 2002 murder of Christa Worthington and the ensuing trial and conviction of African-American trash collector Christopher McCowen, revealing the conflicting testimony, crime-scene contamination and police misconduct that have caused many to believe that McCowen is innocent. |
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| Physical Description: |
435 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9780743296663 0743296664 |
| Author Notes: |
He wrote numerous articles for magazines. His work appeared in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Vanity Fair, the Sunday Times of London, Paris Match, and many other publications. His interviews with Edward I. Koch and Arnold Schwarzenegger had a stinging effect on their political lives. But he is best known for two biographies, Brando: The Biography (1994) and Mailer: His Life and Times (1985). His other books included Ptown: Art. Sex, and Money on the Outer Cape (2003) and Reasonable Doubt: The Fashion Writer, Cape Cod, and the Trial of Chris McCowan (2011). Peter Manso died on April 7, 2021 at his home in Truro, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. He was 80. (Bowker Author Biography) |