Homicide at Rough Point: The Untold Story of How Doris Duke, The Richest Woman In America, Got Away With Murder (First Edition)
Peter Lance (author); Doris Duke (subject)
Language: English
Published by Tenacity Media Books, 2021
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A lovely First Edition copy! Fine in trade paperback -- crisp, bright, and tight -- with no marks and no defects of any kind. Stated First Edition. Suitable condition for adding to a llibrary, or for preentation as a gift. (438 pages.) Story of a unsolved murder -- which occurred outside of the estate of Doris Duke in Newport, Rhode Island in 1966 -- of the interior designer Eduardo Tirella. Doris Duke (1912-1993), the only daughter of Duke University founder James B. Duke, was once known as "The Richest Little Girl in the World." Ships from NC. All paperbacks are sealed in recycled plastic, packaged securely with recycled cardboard backing, and shipped promptly with tracking information. (U-4.).
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- Title
- Homicide at Rough Point: The Untold Story of How Doris Duke, The Richest Woman In America, Got Away With Murder (First Edition)
- Author
- Peter Lance (author); Doris Duke (subject)
- Publisher
- Tenacity Media Books
- Publication year
- 2021
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1736363603
- ISBN 13
- 9781736363607
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- American History, Mystery & Crime, North Carolina
In the fall of 1966, Eduardo Tirella, close confidant of billionaire Doris Duke, informed the possessive and vindictive heiress that he was leaving her employ as chief designer and art curator to return to Hollywood where his career as a set designer was just catching fire.
Minutes later, she crushed him to death under the wheels of a two-ton station wagon as they were leaving Rough Point, her Bellevue Avenue estate in Newport, RI, the storied resort.
In a murderous quid-pro-quo, the local police quickly ruled the incident “an unfortunate accident” and Doris began giving a fortune to Newport, restoring 70 colonial-era homes that quickly turned it into a tourist Mecca. In 2018, Lance, who started his career as a cub reporter for The Newport Daily News eight months after Tirella’s death, began a re-examination of the case and proved that the mercurial tobacco heiress got away with murder.
In a riveting, doggedly researched book with 105 illustrations -- including never-before seen forensic files -- Lance, a five-time Emmy winner, rewrites history and finally restores the reputation of Eduardo Tirella, a gay Renaissance man and war hero whom Duke went to great lengths to erase from the history of her troubled life.
Praise for Homicide at Rough Point:
“Homicide at Rough Point is a page-turning epic for our time. Proof that when a narcissistic billionaire assumes, they can get away with murder, there’s a reporter out there willing and able to expose them.” -Nicholas Pileggi, author of Goodfellas and Casino
“Homicide is the best true crime book I’ve read in years; solving the horrific cold case murder of Eddie Tirella, a gifted Italian-American war hero who didn’t deserve to die. Peter Lance is the most tenacious reporter I know. A must read!” -John A. “Junior” Gotti
Praise for Peter Lance’s Harper Collins Mafia biography Deal with the Devil:
“The perfect mix of thorough research and gripping storytelling.” (NPR)
“[A] thrilling account. . . This scrupulously investigated tale. . . will have true crime fans on the edge of their seats (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
“A meticulously researched and frightening account of the long term relationship between the FBI and vicious Mafia thug Gregory Scarpa Sr. . . Stunning revelations.” (Booklist)
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