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A Lovely Girl: The Tragedy of Olga Duncan and the Trial of One of California's Most Notorious Killers

A Lovely Girl: The Tragedy of Olga Duncan and the Trial of One of California's Most Notorious Killers

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  • Create Date：2022-10-06 11:21:37
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Deborah Holt Larkin
  • ISBN：B0B3M5YR1K
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Reviews

Bettys Book Club ，

🚨 Attention true crime fans 🚨This book stands out in a saturated genre because it’s part memoir， part true crime AND it’s set in the 1950s。 Larkin takes a look back at the American judicial system and the political landscape around the death penalty in the 50s 。Here’s the gist of the case:🤰Pregnant nurse， Olga Duncan， goes missing in November 1958 near Santa Barbara， California。🙋🏻‍♂️ Her defense attorney husband， Frank， recently moved out of their apartment and moved back in with his mother。 The 🚨 Attention true crime fans 🚨This book stands out in a saturated genre because it’s part memoir， part true crime AND it’s set in the 1950s。 Larkin takes a look back at the American judicial system and the political landscape around the death penalty in the 50s 。Here’s the gist of the case:🤰Pregnant nurse， Olga Duncan， goes missing in November 1958 near Santa Barbara， California。🙋🏻‍♂️ Her defense attorney husband， Frank， recently moved out of their apartment and moved back in with his mother。 The last time he saw/spoke with Olga was 10 days before her disappearance。👵🏻 Betty Duncan told her friend and Olga’s landlord that she hates Olga and doesn’t want her near her son Frank。 👨🏽‍🤝‍👨🏾 Betty claims that two Mexican men are blackmailing her because they are unhappy with her son’s defense of their relative。 They claim that she hired them to kill Olga。When the police find Olga’s body the truth comes out and let’s say things don’t end well for everyone involved。In between the investigation and trial chapters， we get Larkin’s childhood POV of the case。 Her father was the lead reporter on it for the Santa Barbara newspaper so the case was top of mind in their household， which shaped Larkin’s formative years。My only gripe is I wanted MORE intel on Betty。 What comes out about her in the trial is unbelievable。 This woman， especially in the 50s， was like none other I’ve ever read。 Larkin focuses on just the facts of the case， but I was dying to learn more about her。I would love to read a follow up book that predates this murder on Betty’s life， children and MANY “loves。” 。。。more

Janilyn Kocher ，

A well written and thorough coverage of the crime， investigation， trial， and aftermath。The author also interwove her family’s story within the crime since her father was a reporter who covered the entire crime。It’s a hair raising read。Thanks to Edelweiss and Pegasus Crime for the early copy。