Death of an Altar Boy: The Unsolved Murder of Danny Croteau and the Culture of Abuse in the Catholic Church

by E.J. Fleming

Book Overview

The tragic death of 13-year-old Danny Croteau in 1972 faded from headlines and memories for 20 years until the Boston abuse scandal--a string of assaults within the Catholic Church--exploded in the early 2000s. Despite numerous indications--including 40 claims of sexual misconduct with minors--pointing to him as Croteau's killer, the Reverend Richard R. Lavigne remains "innocent." Drawing on more than 10,000 pages of police and court records and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476673454
• ISBN13: 9781476673455
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher