The Lonely Hearts Killers

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1. The Lonely Hearts Killers
2. Martha
3. A Practical Joke
4. Raymond Fernandez
5. A New Direction
6. Death in La Linea
7. A Letter from New York
8. Dead End in Florida
9. The Beginning
10. Janet Fay
11. Delphine and the Baby
12. The Arrest
13. The Trial Circus
14. Lurid Details
15. Martha Takes the Stand
16. "My God, Martha, what have you done?"
17. The Verdict
18. On Death Row
19. The Love Story Ends
20. Lonely Hearts Movie
21. Teamwork
22. Bibliography