Author unravels deceit in Keown murder case

Lara Bricker, Exeter, a former writer with Seacoast Media Group, has published a book, "Lie After Lie," on the James Keown case.
Lara Bricker, Exeter, a former writer with Seacoast Media Group, has published a book, "Lie After Lie," on the James Keown case.

Lara Bricker was a crime reporter in New England, when she stumbled upon the James Keown murder trail.

Keown, a Jefferson City native was accused and ultimately convicted of killing his wife, Julie, by poisoning her with antifreeze.

She found the case to be "intriguing from the beginning," Bricker said. "It was full of twists and turns, each time you thought something else could not come up, it did."

Bricker's book, "Lie after Lie: The True Story of a Master of Deception," explores the string of lies Keown told his wife Julie, their friends and family for years.

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