Had It All And Destroyed It

Dana Gray was a mean, abusive, horrible woman. She took wonderful trips, married a man who loved her, and was trained as a registered nurse. Her childhood was not good to say the least, but she certainly didn't do much to help matters. Her relationship with one of her brothers was difficult to even read about due to the pain she deliberately caused him, seeming to really enjoy it. Anybody who had anything to do with her could clearly see that she was not a decent human being. Her own father told her he didn't have the money for a lawyer for her (when he probably did). He loved her but he knew she was guilty and had to pay. Dana destroyed her marriage, lost her nursing job due to stealing drugs and lying, and was frustrated by her inability to get pregnant. She vented her rage on innocent older women, brutally murdering them, then took off shopping as if that would help her feel better about herself. It's been awhile since I read this book, but as far as the plea goes, that puzzled me too, but I figured that since she had a public defender and there was so much evidence against her (eyewitnesses, the credit card use, etc) she figured she would never get off with a jury.

an interesting read...

I agree with several people that have reviewed this book - that I would like to know how her plea bargain came about. I went to school with Dana, and she was weird way back then. Very opinionated, bossy, and verbally abusive.

One scary lady!

As a fan of true crime books and having just spent 3 weeks on jury duty at a murder trial, I grabbed this book after reading the back cover and discovering Dana Sue Gray had killed in similar ways as the trial I was viewing. This lady is one of the rare documented cases of women serial killers and I had goose bumps as I read about each horrendous murder. Unlike some nonfiction crime books, this book was a page turner from start to finish. The book details how Dana would steal her victims credit cards and go on shopping trips after her dirty deeds. It also tells how Dana constantly lied to detectives when she was finally picked up for her killing spree after her own step-mother grassed on her! If you're the type of person who enjoys reading a book from cover to cover in one sitting, then this book is for you.