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Murder of Innocence examines the troubled life of the woman who, in 1988, fired a gun into a classroom of eight‑year‑olds at Hubbard Woods Elementary School in Winnetka, Illinois. The book explores her obsessive‑compulsive disorder, the violent incidents she inflicted on family and friends, and the final horrific act that shocked the community and the nation.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Joel Kaplan
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