Yale Murder

by Peter Meyer

Book Overview

Recounts the true crime drama of the murder of Bonnie Garland by her ex-lover Richard Herrin and the legal and moral implications of Herrin's trial. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425059405
• ISBN13: 9780425059401
• Release Date: June 1983
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 325 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Up close and personal

I've known Mr. Herrin since 1996 when he came to work for me soon after his release from prison. He's been very open about his past and recommends this book as the main resource about the crime. I finally got around to reading the book and it's fantastic. The book is fascinating as is Richard's life.

This novel exhausted and exhilarated my senses.

I found this book highly intriguing. I could somewhat relate to this novel because I am a college student myself. I am interested in crime novels so I found myself doing my own research on Richard Herrin. Herrin was released early from prison in 1995 when he was due to be released in 2003. His prison facility cannot release information where he is now leaving. This is pretty scary. Let's just hope nothing triggers him to do an awful crime like what he did to Bonnie that summer of July 1977. Where are you Mr. Herrin or shall I call you Mr. James?

Shocking Murder

This book was about Richard Herrin, who at 24 murders his 20 year old girlfriend, Bonnie Garland. This crime was especially shocking because they were students at Yale, and Bonnie came from a upper-class family and a nice community. The crime was brutal, (he smashed her skull with a hammer) and in my opinion, Richard Herrin should have recieved life in prison for the murder. Because this was a "high society, high profile" case he got much less. A good book!