A critical care nurse marries his patient’s widow only to later poison her in this true crime story by the author of Stolen in the Night. A Woman with A Passion For Power . . . Kathy Marie Augustine was not out to make friends. In politics, she rose to the top by playing hardball—and pushing her way through the old boy’s network of the Nevada legislature, rising to the rank of State Controller. When she died, only a few people shed tears—including the man who killed her. A Killer with A Foolproof Plan . . . Chaz Higgs was a former body-builder turned intensive care nurse who saw wealthy, sexy Kathy Marie Augustine as his meal-ticket—until he couldn’t stomach her domineering personality any longer. When Chaz decided he’d had enough, he chose a poison that would leave no evidence behind. Murder Hidden in Plain Sight . . . The death of a nationally-known politician made headlines, but one slip of the tongue came to the attention of a determined Nevada detective. Now, true-crime master Gary C. King takes us into the extraordinary life and death of a famously ambitious woman politician, behind the scenes of the investigation that unearthed shocking secrets, and into the heart and mind of a man who nearly got away with the perfect crime . . . Includes Sixteen Pages of Revealing Photos

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The city of Reno, Nevada, is situated in the northwestern corner of the state. It is known as the Biggest Little City in the World since it was founded in 1928, when the two-lane highway that enabled travelers to get across Donner Summit to California was paved. #2 The Meadows subdivision, just southeast of Reno, was the scene of a strange couple in 2006. George Reade, a communications supervisor for the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority, took a call at 6:43 A. M. about a person not breathing. #3 The first shrieks of the REMSA vehicle’s siren broke the early-morning stillness on Otter Way. Paramedics Benjamin Pratt and Manny Fuentes knew that they were responding to a lights-and-siren cardiac arrest call, a Code 3. #4 The Reno Fire Department and the Reno Police Department responded to the scene. The first police unit was on the scene at 6:52 A. M. They had determined that they were rushing to the home of Kathy Augustine, Nevada state controller, an elected official, and her husband, Higgs.

Follows the case of Kathy Marie Augustine, a controversial Nevada politician, who was murdered by her husband, Chaz Higgs, who saw her as his meal ticket until he could no longer take her domineering personality.

It’s been thirty years since it happened. A lifetime, for some. Yet I still hear his cries. I still feel eyes on me. Still hear the whispers: I know what you did. I’ve spent so long hiding that I barely remember what it’s like to be seen – to be known for who you really are. But all that must stay where it’s buried. For better, for worse.

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