{"product_id":"deacon-of-death-sam-smithers-the-serial-killer-next-door-paperback","title":"Deacon of Death: Sam Smithers, the Serial Killer Next Door - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFred Rosen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBaptist deacon, family man, pillar of his Florida community . . . and serial killer of prostitutes: chilling true crime from the author of \u003ci\u003eLobster Boy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By day, Sam Smithers was the deacon of his Baptist church in Plant City, Florida, a respected neighbor to many, and a devoted husband and father. But after the sun set, he became something else: a violent attacker--and killer--of prostitutes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Smithers's twisted double life came to light when a local woman who had hired him to take care of her property found him in her garage, cleaning an ax--and then discovered a puddle of blood. Through exclusive interviews with Smithers's wife, who described her spouse as nothing but a doting husband and father, author Fred Rosen learned why this man of God, raised in an intensely religious Tennessee home, was the last person anyone would suspect of committing these savage crimes. Rosen reveals the details behind the deaths of Christy Cowan and Denise Roach after Smithers picked them up in Tampa--and the fate of a man who seemed holier than thou, but was actually guilty as sin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred Rosen, a former columnist for the Arts \u0026amp; Leisure section of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, is an award-winning author of true crime and history books, including\u003ci\u003e Gold!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDid They Really Do It?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLobster Boy. \u003c\/i\u003eHe can frequently be seen on the Investigation Discovery network's \u003ci\u003eEvil Kin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEvil Twins\u003c\/i\u003e TV series, where he is a regular on-air commentator.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42678465462368,"sku":"9781504023023","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/ejVrVm13bmZFZmxIYnRTN1Mya1huZz09.webp?v=1775184936","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/deacon-of-death-sam-smithers-the-serial-killer-next-door-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}