Zero at the Bone : The Playboy, the Prostitute, and the Murder of Bobby Greenlease

by Heidenry, John

• ISBN13: 9780312641962
• ISBN10: 0312641966
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-22
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

With stark precision, John Heidenry deftly retells the bonechilling true story that captivated a nation and wrenched the hearts of 1953 Missouri. In this haunting narrative he depicts the kidnapping of little Bobby Greenlease'”only six years old'”and his brutal murder by two grifters born out of the seedy underbelly of the Missouri crime world. Ripped from the headlines, this little told story is rife with corruption and greed and its players without remorse. In a time when people left their doors unlocked and children were safe playing in the streets, this is the crime that paralyzed them with fear, imprisoned them in their homes, and left them wanting answers they may never find.

Author Biography

John Heidenry is a contributing editor to The Week, founding editor of St. Louis Magazine, and author of several books, including The Gashouse Gang and What Wild Ecstasy. He lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Prologue: A Trusting Child	p. 1
Kansas City Noir	p. 9
The Vigil	p. 35
The Shady Motel	p. 61
The Third Man	p. 79
The Shadow	p. 101
Burial	p. 119
A Tale of Two Cities	p. 131
Death Row	p. 153
Goodbye and Thanks	p. 175
The Greenlease Curse	p. 195
Sources and Acknowledgments	p. 213
Index	p. 219
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