Blood Stain by Peter Lalor

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Previous owner has signed inside page. Pages have sunned.

On 29 February 2000, Katherine Knight committed an unspeakable act. A mother of four and a grandmother, she seduced and then stabbed John Price 37 times. A former abattoir worker, she skinned him. A loving partner, she cooked him with vegetables, making soup with his head. Made gravy. Left him on plates for his family. Why?

Pricey was her de facto, and he wanted out. She didn't like that. People said that most of the time, Katherine Knight seemed normal until she got angry. She was judged legally sane after she committed such a horrible crime that the media shied away from the details.

Journalist Peter Lalor covered the trial and wanted to know what made Knight go way over the borderline. In this unflinching account, he uncovers the layers of her dysfunction, opening the door of 84 St Andrews Street and taking us into the lives of Knight's ex-partners, her family and the locals of Aberdeen, NSW.

Katherine Knight is currently the only woman serving a life sentence in Australia. She is never to be released. (back cover)