Desire Turned Deadly: The True Story of a Beautiful Girl, Her Teenage Sweetheart, and the Love That Ended in Murder

By Kevin F. McMurray

Early one November morning, Kara Borden, a pretty fourteen year old, was caught by her parents as she snuck into their Lancaster County, Pennsylvania home. She confessed to spending the night with eighteen-year-old David Ludwig, and her parents-evangelicals who had home-schooled their daughter-were beside themselves with anger. They summoned David to talk immediately. But David arrived to the house with another plan in mind… Two hours later, police arrived at the Borden residence to find that Mr. and Mrs. Borden had been shot dead-and David and Kara were nowhere to be found. Was Kara a hostage? Or an accomplice? A manhunt began that would end hundreds of miles away in a highly televised speed chase. The two lovers were eventually captured… and one would spend a life behind bars. This is the true story of a crime set in a closely-guarded world of fundamentalist belief, and the tale of a God-fearing teenager whose DESIRE TURNED DEADLY . With 8 pages of startling photos!

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312941706
• ISBN13: 9780312941703
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Tough to face the truth.

The author is once again, right on the money. The fact is that people who live their lives in such an extreme way are not always balanced socially. David is the unfortunate example of what could happen when there is no balance (Columbine would be another example). Mom & dad preparing for the end of the world, home schooling & brimstone & fire sermons on Sunday. Maybe I'm wrong, but I bet more of you agree with me than not. The author captures the essence of this and many who live this life style will fine it hard to swallow...good job Mr. McMurray

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Was abook that held your interest & was hard to put down as it really got your attention..It shows what real life can happen to any family!! Linda