Death Trap

De: M. William Phelps

Narrado por: Kevin Foley

A loving father and his new wife set out to pick up his kids for a scheduled weekend visit-but never suspected they were walking into a death trap. A handwritten note instructed Alan and Terra Bates to enter the back door of his ex-wife's Alabama home. A day later their charred bodies were found hundreds of miles away, wrapped in blankets, in a burned-out car's trunk on a desolate Georgia road. At Jessica McCord's house, law enforcement officials found windows covered in blankets, a cache of weapons and ammunition, carpets torn up, new tile on the floors, and the couch missing. Then they learned about the nasty divorce and bitter custody battle that had landed Jessica in jail. Along with her new police officer husband, Jessica became the prime suspect in this brutal double murder.

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She is a disgusting human being.

As a fan of anything to do with true crime I found this story to be fascinating. Like many of the other books written by the author, the jumping back to past and the details of the town or city history of damn near every characters origin can be annoying, but I can live with it. The book is an excellent listen. Jessica Mccord is a vile human being. She is a manipulator and a liar, she is also a complete idiot. I find it hard to believe so many people were either fooled or bullied by her. She should rot. If I were the judge she'd be in hell already.

She really didn’t get what she deserved

She and her husband should both be on death row. Feel sorry for the kids and terra and Alan’s family.

Excellent True Crime

I'm a big fan of this author, although there have been a couple I didn't like. (only because they are a bit too much for me to stomach).
This is a very sad story. The people behind the crime are beyond horrible. I can never wrap my head around some peoples' blatant disregard for life. I'm not at all surprised this couple found each other. They were a perfect match :( At first I though Jeff was just a dumb guy who would do whatever his wife dictated but as I reached the end I could see he had absolutely no moral compass either.

It was well written and researched, as all M. William Phelps books are and I couldn't stop listening until it was over.
I did wonder what happened to those poor kids. That wasn't mentioned. I sure hope the Bates family got them.
Narrator did a fine job.

5 stars

Great true crime

Well researched. Not just a story of court documents. Well tied up thread in a well written true crime. Could not take a break a break from listening

Decent story about dirtbags

I had trouble with the timeline-jumps in the first third of the book, but it all works out okay in the end. Well, not for Jessica or anyone else in the story. Hopefully Karma eventually delivers.