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Alan Prendergast’s *Poison Tree* presents an objective, moving account of the 1982 murder of a father in Wyoming by his son Richard, following the horrific abuse inflicted on the family by the father, a borderline psychotic who physically and psychologically tormented his wife, children, and even made sexual advances toward his daughter. After a failed attempt to alert outsiders, Richard shot his father. The book recounts the separate trials of Richard and his sister Deborah, highlighting a prosecutor focused on convictions, judges who rejected child‑abuse evidence, and the eventual sentences—Deborah’s commutation to a year’s probation and Richard’s release on parole. It serves as a stark indictment of the U.S. legal process in cases of parricide and family violence.
First publish date: 1986
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Alan Prendergast
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