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Weller, Sheila Marrying the Hangman: A True Story of Privilege, Marriage and Murder
Random House Inc 1992 039458290X / 9780394582900 First Edition Hard Cover Fine No Jacket
Near-new copy - Stated First Edition - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Price inside dustcover: $21.00 - Tight spine - Bright pages - Illustration with photos. Dustcover shows slight wear (NO tears) - Book is in Fine Condition. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 349 pages - A shocking true story of the brutal murder of Diane Whitmore Pikul by her wealthy, violent Wall Street husband, and how, astonishingly, he won custody of their children while under indictment for his wife's murder. A riveting true-crime story, and a searing indictment of our legal system's approach to the family. 8-page photo insert. From The Critics Publishers Weekly In 1987 Diane Pikul, assistant to the publisher of Harper's magazine, was murdered in her Long Island, N.Y., summer house by her husband, Joseph Pikul, a Wall Street analyst with a penchant for cross-dressing. It's a uniquely urban tragedy, told brilliantly by Weller, who covered the trial for Ms. magazine. Diane, originally from Indiana, came to New York City in the '60s, to transform herself into a sophisticate. Managing difficult men was part of the process. When she opted for a wealthy husband she chose Pikul, and their lush lifestyle hooked her to a man she grew to hate. Weller has uncovered an amazing amount of detail. The portrait that emerges is so finely drawn that one can almost hear Diane laughing as she relates to friends the latest indignities she has suffered from her spouse. Shortly before her murder, Diane told friends that her estranged husband might kill her to get custody of their two children. The book shows how cockeyed laws allowed him that privilege while he was free on bail. He died of AIDS in 1989. Don't miss this one. Literary Guild alternate; author tour. (Apr.)
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Weller, Sheila Saint of Circumstance: The Untold Story Behind the Alex Kelly Rape Case Growing Up Rich and Out of Control
New York, New York, U.S.A. Pocket Books 1997 0671014374 / 9780671014377 Hard Cover Very Good + Very Good +
Very-good, clean condition. Price inside dustcover: $24.00. NO remainder marks or price clippings. 308 pages. Illustrated with photos. Tight spine - NO writing, marks or tears inside book. From The Critics Kirkus Reviews Weller, the author of bestsellers on O.J. Simpson and Amy Fisher, offers a great deal of information, some of it stunning and not widely known, about another high-profile case: that of Alex Kelly, the one-time star high-school athlete recently found guilty of rape. Last June, Kelly was convicted of one 1986 rape, and he is scheduled to be tried next month on another rape charge. But Weller also unearths several other women in the young man's hometown, Darien, Conn., who say that Kelly raped them, or attempted to, and other sources corroborated their stories to Weller. His violent pathology is all the more disturbing for how it was supported by the people around him because he was a star wrestler. Kelly was also a drug addict who assured his teachers, parents, and coaches that he was cured even when there was evidence to the contrary, and a daredevil party animal admired by other boys. Weller sketches quite convincingly a culture in which being wealthy and male could excuse an enormous amount of cruelty: Darien is the kind of suburban town where sexism and status-obsession seem particularly intense. But though Weller's analysis seems on-target and her reporting generally thorough, her constant rush to judgment can be intrusive. It's hard not to have a strong reaction to Kelly's crimes and to the criminal indulgence of his parents, who helped him escape judgment for seven years. But Weller can be harsh on others whose offenses seem far less serious, for instance, broadly indicting the spoiled and badly behaved teenagers of Darien. And she muddies her story with her focus on the actions of "lax, licentious," or divorced couples who let their offspring run wild, since, as she admits, the Kellys "did not fit [that] bill." Solid reporting and social analysis, though a more neutral, less judgmental tone would have served the writer well.
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