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A Sudden Shot: The Phoenix Serial Shooter

During a brutally hot summer in Phoenix, Arizona, the unimaginable happened: the city fell victim to one of the most publicized serial killing sprees in history. But this was only the beginning. Often using shotguns with buckshot, Dale Hausner and Sam Dietman tormented the city for an entire year. From their Toyota Camry, they took aim at men and women, white and black, Latino and Indian, homeless and rich-even horses and dogs.

With no evidence and no apparent motive, the police were confounded-until one detective, a former military man with a fondness for animals, began to put the pieces together. As the bodies continued to pile up in Phoenix and its neighboring towns, Detective cliff Jewell brought together police departments from across the city limits to finally nail the snipers who had descended upon rural pastures and tony suburbs-and who seemingly had an appetite for everything and everyone in their path.

What She Always Wanted

Jay Orbin was a dealer in Southwestern jewelery, beloved by his customers from coast to coast. Waiting for him at the end of every road trip was his glamorous wife, Marjorie who had once reached the heights of wealth, even being featured on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. But what she wanted most was a child, and Jay was the one to finally give her that, with expensive fertility treatments and stability she'd never known.

Jay was in Florida on a sales run during the time Hurricane Frances hit. When Marjorie began to receive calls from people looking for Jay, she said he'd gone back to Florida to recoup his losses. Jay's family and customers became frantic as the weeks wore on, but Marjorie was strangely calm. Then Jay's horribly mutilated remains suddenly turned up...and the trail of evidence led straight to Marjorie.

This is the startling true account behind Jay Orbin's senseless death, and how Marjorie Orbin's single-minded pursuit of wealth and glamour finally caught up with her and she lost the one thing she valued the most...