American Black Widow: The shocking true story of a preacher’s wife turned killer (Dangerous Women – True Crime Stories)

American Black Widow: The shocking true story of a preacher’s wife turned killer (Dangerous Women – True Crime Stories)

by Gregg Olsen

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4.0 stars from 3,598 reviews. Top 64% of Memoir books we track.

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Perfect for you if...

  • You love true crime stories where the culprit's charm and manipulation matter as much as the evidence.
  • You've binged Making a Murderer or The Staircase and want a real case that's equally twisty and readable.
  • You're drawn to stories about women who use charisma as a weapon, told by a writer who doesn't sensationalise beyond what actually happened.

Maybe not for you if...

  • You prefer true crime that focuses on investigative procedure and forensic detail over character psychology.
  • You're squeamish about domestic violence, affairs, and the messy reality of small-town murder investigations.
  • You want your true crime served with a moral certainty. This case involves shady characters on all sides.

About this book

In 1976, Reverend Mike Fuller and his wife Sharon arrive in Rocky Ford, Colorado. While the minister appears cold and distant, Sharon is charismatic and quickly gains influence over her husband's congregation. She begins an affair with Perry Nelson, a local married optometrist. After both end their marriages, Sharon and Perry marry. Shortly thereafter, Perry disappears. His body is discovered at the bottom of a canyon, and his death is ruled an accident, allowing Sharon to collect his life insurance. Sharon later remarries fireman Glenn Harrelson. When Glenn's charred remains are found with two bullet holes in his skull, police begin to suspect that two deaths under such mysterious circumstances may not be coincidental. This is the true story of Sharon Nelson and the deaths of her two husbands in a small Colorado town. This book was originally published as Confessions of an American Black Widow and Bitch on Wheels.

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