Unforgotten Casebook — One case. Every angle. One place.1984 · Annapolis, Maryland
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Robert and Kathryn Swartz were killed in their home near Annapolis in January 1984. Their adopted son Larry pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. The family history became the subject of Leslie Walker’s book Sudden Fury and a television adaptation.
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Leslie Walker
A reported book about the Swartz family and the 1984 killings. This link opens a library catalog record; borrowing access may vary.
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Craig R. Baxley · 1993 · dramatized television film
A dramatization adapted from Leslie Walker’s nonfiction book. The film changes names and uses scripted scenes; it is not a documentary.
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Publishers Weekly · 1990
A review explaining the book’s focus on the Swartz family history and the circumstances surrounding the killings.
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