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The Dead Girl follows the mysterious disappearance and murder of Berkeley student Roberta Lee on a November 1984 run with her lover Bradley Page. Five weeks later she was found in a shallow grave, and Page was arrested, confessed, and then recanted. The book chronicles the investigation, the trial, and the emotional fallout for those involved.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Melanie Thernstrom
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