Bone Deep

Untangling the Betsy Faria Case

By: Charles Bosworth, Joel Schwartz

Narrated by: Gary Bennett

Two days after Christmas, 2011, Russel Faria returned to his Troy, Missouri, home to find his wife, Betsy, dead, a knife still lodged in her neck. She had been stabbed 55 times in a brutal murder that would set off a chain of events leading to one man's wrongful conviction and imprisonment, another man's death, the revelation of a diabolical scheme, and an astounding miscarriage of justice left unresolved for another 10 years.

First responders concluded that Betsy was dead for hours when Russ discovered her. No blood was found implicating Russ, and surveillance video, receipts, and friends' testimony all supported his alibi. Yet incredibly, police and the prosecuting attorney ignored the evidence. In their minds, Russ was guilty. But prominent defense attorney Joel J. Schwartz quickly recognized the real killer.

The motive was clear. Days before her murder, the terminally ill Betsy replaced her husband with her friend, Pamela Hupp, as her life insurance beneficiary. Still, despite the prosecution's flimsy case and Hupp's transparent lies, Russ was convicted - leaving Hupp free to kill again. Bone Deep takes listeners through the perfect storm of miscalculations and missteps that led to an innocent man's conviction-and recounts Schwartz's successful battle to have that conviction overturned.

©2022 Charles Bosworth Jr. (P)2022 Tantor

Psychopath

This was a great book with some crazy twists. I was shocked several times. I definitely recommend this.

Amazing true story

Couldn't stop listening to this, it's hard to believe what happened to Betsy. Be so careful who you let into your life and your home. What a horrible nightmare.

Great

Well written. I enjoy true crime... I recommend this book.

You won't be disappointed.

Great Listen

Even if you have seen the Dateline series this book is really interesting. Very good research and performance, I enjoyed every minute of it, even knowing the outcome! Go for it if you are a True Crime fan.

Great book!

Loved this book! It was narrated very well and answered so many questions. Definitely worth the hours of listening!