{"product_id":"couple-found-slain-after-a-family-murder-9781250839008","title":"Couple Found Slain: After a Family Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Mikita Brottman is one of today's finest practitioners of nonfiction.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritically acclaimed author and psychoanalyst Mikita Brottman offers literary true crime writing at its best, taking us into the life of a murderer after his conviction--when most stories end but the defendant's life goes on.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn February 21, 1992, 22-year-old Brian Bechtold walked into a police station in Port St. Joe, Florida and confessed that he'd shot and killed his parents in their family home in Silver Spring, Maryland. He said he'd been possessed by the devil. He was eventually diagnosed with schizophrenia and ruled \"not criminally responsible\" for the murders on grounds of insanity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut after the trial, where do the \"criminally insane\" go? Brottman reveals Brian's inner life leading up to the murder, as well as his complicated afterlife in a maximum security psychiatric hospital, where he is neither imprisoned nor free. During his 27 years at the hospital, Brian has tried to escape and been shot by police, and has witnessed three patient-on-patient murders. He's experienced the drugging of patients beyond recognition, a sadistic system of rewards and punishments, and the short-lived reign of a crazed psychiatrist-turned-stalker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCouple Found Slain\u003c\/i\u003e is an insider's account of life in the underworld of forensic psych wards in America and the forgotten lives of those held there, often indefinitely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10499467\"\u003eMikita Brottman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250839008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250839009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRU\"\u003eTrue Crime\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRU002000\"\u003eMurder | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC004000\"\u003eCriminology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO024000\"\u003eCriminals \u0026amp; Outlaws\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMikita Brottman, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is an Oxford-educated scholar and psychoanalyst and the author of several previous books, including \u003ci\u003eAn Unexplained Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Great Grisby\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Maximum Security Book Club. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is a professor of humanities at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459625562349,"sku":"9781250839008","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_276685ba-628b-47e9-b372-726374799b74.jpg?v=1753643675","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/couple-found-slain-after-a-family-murder-9781250839008","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}