A multimillionaire in a feud with his family over money and property perpetrates a bizarre hoax in order to get revenge on his children and hold on to his assets.
Resources:
"Professor Donovan's Magnificent Entanglements" by John Wolfson for Boston Magazine, July 1, 2006
"When Hollywood Moved In" by Sara Rimer for The New York Times, July 29, 2009
"John J. Donovan III" by Ray Lamont for The Gloucester Times, April 28, 2015.
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A well-respected educator in Bakersfield, California is accused of a brutal crime - the murders of five of his family members.
Resources:
"The Mystery of the Lost Weekend", by Keith Morrison for Dateline NBC, July 24, 2009.
"Vincent Brothers and murdered wife had rocky relationship say witnesses" by Jessica Logan for Bakersfield.com, March 7, 2007.
"Vice Principal is still a suspect in fatal shootings of wife, kids, mother-in-law" by Kerri Ginis for The Fresno Bee, July 10, 2003.
"Woman Says Officials Covered Up Abuse by Murder Suspect" by John Johnson for The Los Angeles Times, Aug 11, 2004.
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In this month's series "Bad Teacher" I'll share cases of educators who committed newsworthy crimes.
First up, a 34-year-old teacher scandalizes the nation when she is convicted of child rape with one of her 6th grade students.
Sources:
"Strange Love: Mary Kay Letourneau", 7 News Spotlight, July 8, 2020, retrived on YouTube.
"Mary Kay Letourneau: 15 Shocking Facts" by John Whitefoot for Crimeola.com, May 29, 2018.
"How the Media Turned Child Rape into a 'Tryst' for Mary Kay Letourneau" by EJ Dickson for Rolling Stone, July 8, 2020.
"Lawsuit over Letourneau affair blames police, school", HeraldNet, March 21, 2002
"Letourneau is a predator and don't forget it", Susan Paynter for Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 8, 2004.
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