{"product_id":"the-unsolved-murder-of-allene-lamson-stanford-bath-tub-mystery-9798287348694","title":"The Unsolved Murder of Allene Lamson: Stanford Bath Tub Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Ricky Indrawan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if the cost of a perfect marriage in 1930s California was death-and the true story stayed buried behind a garden gate?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1933, Allene Lamson-a talented Stanford graduate and devoted mother-was found dead in the bathtub of her sunlit Palo Alto bungalow. Her husband, David Lamson, was Stanford's golden boy, a writer and editor with a future as bright as the California sky. What happened on that Memorial Day morning shattered their world and sent shockwaves through the community, launching one of the most haunting murder investigations in West Coast history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you will discover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA meticulously reconstructed timeline\u003c\/b\u003e of Allene Lamson's final days, drawn from surviving court documents, press reports, and the secret diaries that revealed the cracks in her marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImmersive, cinematic scenes\u003c\/b\u003e that place you at the heart of the crime-inside the Lamson bungalow, at the police station, and in the tense courtrooms where guilt and innocence hung by a thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirsthand perspectives\u003c\/b\u003e from neighbors, investigators, nannies, and friends who saw the unraveling of a seemingly perfect life, and the price of privilege in a community built on ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn-depth forensic analysis and pioneering blood spatter evidence, \u003c\/b\u003e featuring testimony from America's first crime scene reconstructionists-and the courtroom battles that defined the limits of justice in the pre-DNA era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA side-by-side exploration of competing theories: \u003c\/b\u003e Was Allene's death a tragic accident, a crime of passion, or the work of a hidden hand? 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What secrets linger in her final moments? And what does it mean for a family, a community, and a nation when the truth never fully comes to light?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46335401296023,"sku":"9798287348694","price":1311.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798287348694.webp?v=1768674826","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-unsolved-murder-of-allene-lamson-stanford-bath-tub-mystery-9798287348694","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}