Murder At The Front Door

The true and bizarre story of the murder of Robert Cushing Sr. by off duty Hampton Police Officer Robert McLaughlin

By: John Tommasi

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

In August of 1975, Hampton, NH Police Officer Robert McLaughlin arrested Robert Cushing Sr. for disorderly conduct. The following month, McLaughlin arrested Cushing's neighbor Gladys Ring. As a result, Robert Cushing and his son Renny, attempted to get McLaughlin and another officer fired for their "heavy handed tactics." The officers were cleared of any wrongdoing but McLaughlin didn't forget and blamed Robert Cushing for his lack of advancement in the police department over the years. The resentment simmered and built while McLaughlin's stress level from previous life events and the job increased exponentially. It finally came to a head on June 1, 1988 when in an enraged and inebriated state, McLaughlin dressed in black and brutally murdered Robert Cushing, a prominent and beloved figure in Hampton, NH. Follow the events of the investigation and the subsequent arrest of Robert McLaughlin and his wife Sammi who planned the killing.

Cannot listen to a virtual voice

This book has the potential to be really good. And I will go by the actual book and read it myself. I cannot listen to this virtual voice any longer. Especially when a word should clearly be yeah and it is being pronounced as yay. There are also other multiple pronunciations that are clearly wrong.

Virtual Voice is not my favorite

I did not like the parts where virtual did not say the word proper. The entire story is filled with what is supposed to be “yeah” and VV called it “yea” or “yay!” Which took a while to get used to and changes how the story is received

Virtual voice

It was easy to understand but there are grammatical mistakes in pronunciation and other errors in where to pause,etc

Good story ruined by virtual voice

This was interesting and a good review of this case. The author’s notes on police procedurals were particularly helpful. The voice and repeated sections detracted from what was essentially a good story. If you like true crime, you will enjoy this, just be prepared for the voice…

Not a fan of AI voice

I like the story, but I struggled with the AI voice narration. Yes, it sounded like a real person, but words, phrases, locations, etc. were mispronounced.