Synopsis
Mary Louise Thompson was an active campaigner against teenage gangs but she hid a dark side to her nature. She had in fact organized the murder of 18-year-old Aaron Iturra and in July of 1996 was sent to jail with no chance of parole.
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“Rosen displays an extensive knowledge of gang lifestyle and terminology, as well as of police procedure and investigative techniques.” —Publishers Weekly
About the Author
A former columnist for the Arts and Leisure Section of the New York Times, Fred Rosen is a veteran true crime and history author of twenty-four published books.
A native of Brooklyn, he became a writer at about 1 a.m. one night in 1977 at University of Southern California’s film school. Earlier that morning, his editing professor, Ken Robinson, who later edited the film Purple Rain, challenged him. “You’re supposed to be a writer,” he said after sharply criticizing a script Rosen wrote for the class.
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St Martin's, 1998
ISBN 10: 0312968108
ISBN 13: 9780312968106
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Softcover / Paperback. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. First edition. Paperback. Mary Louise Thompson, dubbed "Gang Mom" by a local newspaper for her courageous campaign against gangs, seemed to devote her life to being a surrogate mother, offering troubled teens the caring and support they desperately needed. But no one knew that the plump housewife had masterminded a violent local gang - and ordered a hit on 18yr. old Aaron Iturra in Eugene, Oregon. Now in an account of riveting psychological intensity, the author, a reporter, reveals the uncensored facts of the story he helped to break.about kids looking for kicks and the woman who used them in her own twisted scheme of greed, revenge, and cold-blooded murder. Illus. with 8pp. of photos. 235pp. mass market p/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. No creases to covers o/w Nr. F. Seller Inventory # 12597