| 词条 | Murder by Family |
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| name = Murder by Family | image = Murder by Family.jpg | author = Kent Whitaker | cover_artist = Cover photo of Whitaker Family by Charles Foster, Jacket design by LUCAS Art & Design, Jenison, Michigan | country = United States | language = English | subject = | genre = Non-fiction, Memoir, True crime | publisher = Howard Books, a division of Simon & Schuster | pub_date = September 23, 2008 | media_type = print | pages = 224 | isbn = 978-1-4165-7813-0 | oclc = | dewey = | congress = BV4529.17.W53 2008 }} Murder by Family a non-fiction true crime book written by Kent Whitaker.[1] The book was released on September 23, 2008 by Howard Books. SynopsisMurder by Family chronicles Thomas Bartlett Whitaker's attempts to have a hitman murder his parents and brother. His mother Tricia and brother Kevin died in the shootings on 10 December 2003, but his father Kent, though shot, survived. The book follows Kent Whitaker's spiritual journey of healing and forgiveness for his son. Kent tells of also forgiving his son's two accomplices: Chris Brashear, the hitman and Steve Champagne, his getaway driver.[2] AftermathKent now has a Christian ministry with his wife Tanya Youngling and speaks to organizations about forgiveness and healing.[3] Thomas Bartlett Whitaker was refused a plea bargain by the District Attorney in return for his admission of guilt and was sentenced to death in 2007.[4] Kent pleaded in vain with the jury to spare Bart's life.[5] In February 2018, his death sentence was overturned one hour before his scheduled execution and he is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole.[6] References1. ^Book 'Em: Murder by Family CBS CrimeSider 2. ^http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Triggerman-in-Sugar-Land-slayings-pleads-guilty-1837350.php 3. ^http://www.sugarlandmagazine.com/articles/2010/summer/kent-whitaker-sugar-land.pdf 4. ^https://www.tdcj.texas.gov/death_row/dr_info/whitakerthomas.html 5. ^http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=7440267&page=1 6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bart-whitaker-execution-reprieve-greg-abbott/|title=Gov. commutes death sentence for man convicted of masterminding murder of mother, brother|access-date=2018-02-23|language=en}} External links
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