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Accused: The Unsolved Murder of Elizabeth Andes Kindle Edition

by Amber Hunt (Author), Amanda Rossmann (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 137 ratings
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Transcripts from the popular true-crime podcast tell the story of one of Ohio’s infamous cold cases: the fatal stabbing of a Miami University graduate.
 
When Elizabeth Andes was found bound, stabbed, and strangled in her Ohio apartment in 1978, police and prosecutors decided within hours it was an open-and-shut case.

Within days, Bob Young, a 23-year-old football player who’d found his college sweetheart’s lifeless body on their bedroom floor, was charged with her murder. To this day, police and prosecutors still say they had the right guy—even though two juries, one criminal and one civil, disagreed, and Young walked away a free man.

Beth’s case went cold. Nearly four decades later, two Cincinnati reporters re-examined the murder and discovered that law enforcement ignored leads that might have uncovered who really killed Beth Andes.

It wasn’t that there weren’t other people to look at. There were plenty. But no one bothered . . . until now.
 
“A must-read for true crime fans, as well as people with even just a passing interest in the machinations of the legal system.”—The True Crime Files
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Amber Hunt is the author of true crime books Dead But Not Forgotten: The True Story of a Cheating Husband, His Stunning Mistress, and a Murder Case Gone Cold (St. Martin's True Crime Library, August 2010), All American Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library, August 2011), See How Much You Love Me: A Troubled Teen, His Devoted Parents, and a Cold-Blooded Killing (St. Martin's True Crime Library, June 2014), and New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, Kennedy Wives: Triumph and Tragedy in America's Most Public Family (Lyons Press, December 2014). She is a seasoned journalist who handles investigations and consumer affairs issues for The Cincinnati Enquirer. She formerly worked as a crime reporter for the Detroit Free Press and was a 2011 Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan, where she studied the importance of empathy in urban crime reporting. She has received numerous awards for her reporting from the Michigan Associated Press and won the 2005 Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting. She has appeared in several television shows highlighting true crimes, including Dateline NBC and A&E’s Crime Stories.

Amanda Rossmann is a photojournalist and multimedia producer visually documenting life and events in her hometown of Milford, Ohio.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B087WNR4KF
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Diversion Books (September 18, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 18, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4986 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 302 pages
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    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 137 ratings

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Amber Hunt is an award-winning journalist and investigative consumer affairs reporter for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Her numerous awards include the 2005 Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting, the only national award dedicated to crime coverage, and she is a former Knight-Wallace Fellow (2011), a Livingston Young Journalist Award finalist, and a former crime reporter for the Detroit Free Press, where she covered one of the nation's most crime-ridden cities. She also previously worked as an Associated Press news editor overseeing North and South Dakota. She has appeared on NBC's Dateline and A&E's Crime Stories, among other TV shows. She lives in Ohio.

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3.6 out of 5 stars
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warren Barrett
5.0 out of 5 stars Amber Hunt is truly remarkable!
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2022
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You can feel the fight for the truth and justice in these pages. Amber and everyone at Accused go full throttle with every episode. I hope that someday soon the family and friends of Beth find the answers that they deserve. I had listened to the podcast but reading the transcripts really helps form the timeline and get to know all the players a little better. Thank you for everything you all do to help families not only get the word out but to help them find some sort of justice.
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Michelle Shealy
4.0 out of 5 stars Accused...
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2018
Elizabeth Andes was murdered in Ohio in 1978. This book is written from the transcripts from a “True Crime” podcast. The police originally believed they’d solved the case almost immediately. It didn’t turn out that way, and the man originally charged was released.

Now, many years later, two Cincinnati reporters re-examine the murder and uncover new information that showed the police may have ignored useful information. Will Elizabeth’s murder ever be solved? Or was it solved with no justice served?

Such a sad story for Elizabeth, and her family and friends. While I found the book interesting, in the end there is still a dead young woman. It doesn’t make me feel any better about her death. The book provides the facts of the case, and the outcome of where it stands some 40 years later. It also leaves you with possible clues to who may have been the actual killer. Actual pictures and news articles also appear in the book.

It was told with empathy, and I feel it may be comforting to those that actually knew her. She is not forgotten, and more people in the world will now know who she was. A tribute to one lost so young. Authors who don’t plan to give up until the truth is told.
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Kathi
3.0 out of 5 stars This is a written version of a podcast.
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2020
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This is a written version of a podcast.
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crazycatladybj
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing & hard to follow
Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2018
I finished this book several days ago & have been struggling with what to say. But then, I struggled with reading the book.
Truthfully, this isn't a book. It's a transcript of a podcast. It's very disjointed & hard to follow. Now, outside of cozy mysteries , true crime is about the only other genre I read on a regular basis. Most true crime books, & TV shows for that matter, follow a formula. This jumped all over the place & I found it extremely difficult to keep track of who everybody was. There was really no flow, which made it a difficult read. And nobody seemed capable of talking in complete or coherent sentences.
I was very disappointed because I was unfamiliar with this case. The authors said they wanted to get the case , & Beth Andes ( the victim) name out there. In that they succeeded. They espoused a lot of theories, but I don't believe anything new was uncovered.
It also succeeded in showing how both police & prosecutors can have tunnel vision, hone in on a suspect & not consider other options, even after 2 juries said they had it wrong. As a true crime buff & supporter of the Innocence Project, I'm well aware of this. But, I think the book is an important read for those who might not know about false confessions & other injustices.
Overall, a disappointing read that I honestly can't recommend
I received a free advanced copy of this book and am voluntarily providing my honest review..
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Paula Corregan
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book!
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2021
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This book details the murder of a new graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in December of 1978. The boyfriend of 23 year old Elizabeth (Beth) Andes was tried for the crime and acquitted. The book is in the format of interviews with people who were a part of Beth Andes's life and was written by two journalists with the Cincinnati Enquirer. The book takes a look at other suspects than Beth's boyfriend, Bob Young. I highly recommend this book to other true crime readers.
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langleyd
4.0 out of 5 stars A new look at an unsolved crime
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2019
Forensic science and investigation practices have changed drastically since 1978 when this murder was committed and never solved. The police had one suspect but were never able to convict him. This book is based on the podcast of the crime so is written as a transcript...a different approach to writing a non-fiction book. The authors spent a great deal of time and effort to track down anyone who could contribute to the story with the goal of finally solving the mystery. Did the boyfriend kill her? He reported the discovery of her body and had plenty of reasons to want her dead, but was declared innocent by two juries. A great of newly discovered evidence and testimonies by friends and relatives leaves this reader with as many questions as the juries had. While they did not solve the crime, the authors definitely brought the crime back front and center for law enforcement's attention. A very good true crime book written from a different perspective. Not everyone will like the presentation style, but it's definitely worth reading.
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Alison
3.0 out of 5 stars An attempt to solve a 40 year old murder.
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2018
I struggled initially with the writing style, but it got easier when I imagined them "speaking out loud" instead of just reading the words.
Its a unique way of putting a book out - the transcripts of podcasts. The first time I've encountered a book like this.
Amber Hunt and Amanda Rossmann look at a murder case from December 1978 that the police just don't seem interested in trying to solve as the initial suspect was acquitted. They follow up all initial leads, re-interview witnesses and suspects, battle bureaucracy and even turn up things that the police missed back in 1978.
I found their writing/investigation well-researched and the various theories and opinions they propose are believable.
One can only hope that after almost 40 years, some kind of justice can finally be achieved for Elizabeth Andes and her family and loved ones.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2019
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Linnea E.
5.0 out of 5 stars Really Interesting Read!
Reviewed in Canada on July 10, 2019
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This is a really good book about the murder of Elizabeth Andres in Ohio in 1978. This book is well researched and an excellent read.
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