A Million Dollar Murder

Bibliography

Books

The Candy Murder Case, Paul Holmes, Bantam Books, 1966

Candy Mossler: Her Life and Trial, Richard Honeycutt, Pocket Books, 1966

The Trials of Candy and Mel, Lewis H. Lapham, Curtis Publishing, 1966

Murder Among the Mighty: Celebrity Slayings That Shocked America, Jay Robert Nash, Delacorte Press, 1983

Newspaper Articles

“Powers’ Boat Will Have Lots of Flash and Splash,” by Geoffrey Tomb, Miami Herald, July 2, 1982

“Deaths: Flamboyant Lawyer Percy Foreman,” Miami Herald, Aug. 27, 1988

“Falling in Love: Barnett Garrison had a way with women. And women had their way with

Barnett Garrison,” by Randall Patterson, Houston Press, Aug. 27, 1998

“Mossler case was sensational story of murder, intrigue,” Houston Chronicle, Sept. 7, 2001

“South Florida ’s Crimes of the Century: Murdered Millionaire; Glamorous widow faces jury in a titillating trial,” by Edna Buchanan, Miami Herald, Sept. 15, 2002

Magazine Articles

“The Theater of Decadence,” by Elizabeth Hardwick, New York Review of Books, April 28, 1966

“The Bonded Blonde,” Time, Aug. 20, 1965

“The Trials of Candy (Mossler) and Mel,” by Lewis H. Lapham, Saturday Evening Post, Aug. 27, 1966

“The Great Defenders: How did natty, flashy Dick DeGuerin and his quiet, determined brother, Mike, become two of the best lawyers in Texas? By learning everything they could from their mentor, the legendary Percy Foreman,” by Robert Draper, Texas Monthly, January 1994

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1. Introduction
2. Sanctioned Loansharking
3. Repo Man
4. Candy Strikes Gold
5. A Nephew Moves In
6. A Kinky Kind of Love
7. Midnight Migraines
8. A Crime of Passion?
9. Candy's Turn
10. Circus Trial, Circa '66
11. Disparaging the Victim
12. 'Humanity at Its Worst'
13. Brief Defense, Long Summary
14. Inside the Jury Room
15. Life Goes On
16. Bibliography