On a dreary February day in 1986, the body of handsome, popular 22-year-old Michael Turpin is found floating in a pond on a Lexington, Ky., golf course. A few days later, Michael’s beautiful , alluring 19-year-old bride of less than six months, Elizabeth, her lesbian girlfriend Karen Brown, and their muscular 21 year-old ex-Army co-worker Keith Bouchard are arrested and charged with capital murder. As grisly and titillating details begin to leak to a national media audience, the presiding judge issues a gag order on the day of the arraignment.

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?

By the time the the trial begins four months later, true crime fans gobble up every detail of the sinister plot devised by Elizabeth, a cocaine-addicted queen of manipulation, Karen, who will do anything for the woman she loves, and Keith, a dull-witted young man tangled in their web of lies. Investigators take the jury through local gay bars, a prominent car dealership, drug-dealing, cross dressing, drag shows and even onto the University of Kentucky campus. Vicini’s book, which was published by Pinnacle in 1994, sold 100,000 copies, and has been out of print since. The author has added a fascinating epilogue that will startle readers, old and new.

EDITOR’S NOTE: What follows is the original version of Fatal Seduction as published in 1994, including scans of the original pages. The year 2013 marks the 27th anniversary since Mike Turpin’s death as we near the 20th anniversary of the first printing of Fatal Seduction. The author also has included a new epilogue with updates on the case since the book’s first printing. This special anniversary edition of Fatal Seduction will only be on sale for a limited time.

About the Author

After earning a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Kentucky, Rena Vicini started her career as an investigative journalist and courtroom trial reporter at a small daily newspaper. Soon the Lexington, Ky., native was writing for the Louisville Courier-Journal before returning to Lexington as a columnist and writer for the Lexington Herald-Leader. Vicini left the newspaper industry to accept a job as a Publications and PR Director for the University of Kentucky. When the Turpin murder occurred, Vicini worked on campus, which gave her unique access to several key characters in the book. She also has ghostwritten two other books.

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