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Four chilling true crime novels by a #1 New York Timesbestselling author and former Los Angeles Times reporter.
Final Vows: Murder, Madness, and Twisted Justice in California
When Carol Montecalvo began writing to a man in prison named Dan through a program at her church, she considered it her Christian duty. She had no idea it would lead to love and marriageand her murder . . .
Deadly Pretender:The Double Life of David Miller
When a mans dream job and beautiful family werent enough for him, he pretended to be an attorney, then a CIA agent. And he secretly married another woman. He juggled it all quite welluntil the day his two wives found out about each other . . .
The Snake and the Spider:Abduction and Murder in Daytona Beach
A dream Spring Break vacation for two innocent, young men became every parents worst nightmare when they met two cold-blooded killers . . .
Missys Murder:Passion, Betrayal, and Murder in Southern California
Teenager Missy Avila was lured into the woods, beaten, tortured, and drowned. Missys best friend, Karen Severson, publicly vowed to find the killer and even moved in with Missys family to help. Three years later, a surprise witness exposed the murderers as Missys two best friendsone of whom was Karen . . .
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Karen Kingsbury
TRUE CRIME NOVELS
Final Vows
Deadly Pretender
The Snake and the Spider
Missys Murder
New York, 2017
I promised to love her as long as we both shall live. Well, Im still alive and I still love her. I will always love her. Is anyone listening?
Dan Montecalvo
KAREN KINGSBURY
Final Vows
Copyright 1995, 2014 by Karen Kingsbury
Cover art to the electronic edition copyright 2014 by Bondfire Books, LLC.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used, stored, transmitted, or reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including but not limited to information storage and retrieval systems, photocopying, recording, or scanning, without prior permission in writing from the publisher, except for brief quotations in reviews or articles.
See full line of Bondfire Books titles at www.bondfirebooks.com.
Electronic edition published 2014 by Bondfire Books LLC, Colorado.
ISBN 9781629211398
The story you are about to read was adapted from my days as a news reporter for the Los Angeles Times.
Sadly, the characters in this story are real. In most cases, the dialogue and events are real. Some scenes have been re-created to better tell the story. Always, the chapters were difficult to write, a very real look at the darker side of life.
Missys Murder was the first of four true-crime books I wrote at the beginning of my career as an author. It allowed me to be home with my daughter, Kelsey, who was just an infant when I covered the trial.
I wrote three more, Final Vows, Deadly Pretender, and Snake and the Spider. After that, I decided I couldnt write another. Id explored enough of the dark side.
All of my novels since then contain characters with serious trials and troubles, but they are written in context of the faith, light, and hope that I believe exists for us allincluding the characters in this book. God Bless!
Karen Kingsbury
P.S. You can learn more about my other titles at KarenKingsbury.com or by following me on Facebook and Twitter.
To
Donald,
for your unending love and support.
My love for you is stronger
than I thought possible.
Little Norm,
my inspiration.
I love you so much, Norm.
Dad, Mom, Sue, David, Tricia, and Lynne,
for your love and encouragement.
Don and Betty, Phyllis and Sonny,
my second family.
Jo Ann,
for making me laugh,
and always saving me a spade when I go nil.
Even when were not playing cards.
And especially to the Good Lord,
who has always given me life abundantly.
(1995)
I would like to thank the people who helped make this book possible. First, a special thanks to Brian Arnspiger, whose energy and abilities as a detective are unequalled; and to Ben Bernard, who is without a doubt one of the most brilliant prosecutors ever. Thank you for helping me decipher 8,600 pages of evidence.
Also, thanks to Lorn Aiken, Chuck Lefler, and Gene Brisco. Your dedication in standing behind a man you believe to be innocent is admirable and makes you a credit to your occupations. Thank you for everything.
I would also like to thank my husband for having a limitless amount of patience while this project pulled me away from home time and again. Donald, without you I could never have pulled this off. I love you.
Thanks also go to my father, Ted Kingsbury, for acting as my primary sounding-board throughout the writing of this book. And to my mom, Anne Kingsbury, for being my West Coast publicity specialist. Youve helped me more than you know. I love you, both.
A special thanks to Pam, Sue, and the preschool staff as well as to Carrie Foster.
Finally, I would like to thank Leslie Schnur for believing in my work; Mitch Horowitz and Mercer Warriner for their editorial brilliance; and Arthur Pine for pushing me forward. I consider myself privileged to be working with all of you.
(1995)
The events described in this book are taken directly from court transcripts and other public records and documents, as well as from numerous interviews with the many people involved. However, in many instances, to better communicate the story and the atmosphere surrounding the events, incidents and dialogue were dramatically recreated based on court testimony and other public records, and interviews with various participants or other knowledgeable individuals.
May Atwater, Ralph Atwater, Kevin Bennington, Ben Bernard, Laura Bernard, Joe Gamboda, Ron Hardy, Cathy Hines, Dan Hines, Tricia Lynn, Jack McKenzie, Donald S. Meine, Raj Rakia, Vic Santinni, Carmelo Tronconi, Jon Tronconi, Maria Tronconi, Roseanna Tronconi, and Annette Wilder, and the names of a few other minor characters, are all pseudonyms. The author has chosen to change these names and disguise the identities of certain of the people involved in this story. This has been done to preserve privacy. Any similarity between the fictitious names used and those of living persons is, of course, entirely coincidental.
Who shot Carol Montecalvo in cold bloodwas it her husband the ex-conor is the killer still at large?
They were wed behind barsthe convicted felon and the woman sent to save him.
And with a kiss she sealed her bloody fate
Carol MontecalvoEight years of marriage to Dan had left her estranged from her family, seventy pounds overweight, but still deeply in love.
Dan MontecalvoHis drinking had gotten worse, his gambling debts were piling up, and his wife, Carol, was insured for a half-million dollars.
Suzan BrownShe knew something about the night Carol died, but could she be trusted?
Brian ArnspigerA cops cop with his instincts screaming that Dan had killed his wifeall Brian had to do was get the evidence.
Ben BernardHe was a smooth, incredibly good prosecutor, and he knew how to make every innuendo, every darn fact count to convict Dan.
Lorn AikenHe was a red-hot defense attorney who never took on a client who lied to him; he was prepared to bring up the forgotten footprints, the rifled cash box, the missing guns, the slit screen door to prove Dans innocence.
Maree FloresShe never thought shed fall in love again, and this soft, sweet woman had... with a man on trial for murder.
On the evening of March 31, 1988, just after 10:30, Carol Montecalvo reached into her dresser drawer for a pair of lightweight blue shorts, folded them neatly in half, and placed them inside her brown vinyl suitcase. Hawaii would be warmer than Burbank, California, where spring temperatures often dropped to the low 50s at night, and Carol had packed several pairs of big, baggy shorts. She sorted through her nearly full suitcase. A few more items and she would be finished.
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