Name Dropper: Investigating the Clark Rockefeller Mystery

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Prepare to be shocked as the grisly details about the murder of San Marino computer geek John Sohus are revealed in Frank C. Girardot's new book, "Name Dropper: Investigating the Clark Rockefeller Mystery."

Clark Rockefeller, the prime suspect in Sohus' murder, may have been the last person to see him alive. Nine years after his death, Sohus' bones were dug up in the backyard of the home he once shared with his wife Linda, whose whereabouts remain unknown.

Upon Rockefeller's arrest, Girardot began piecing together the convoluted tale in a series of articles for the Pasadena Star-News.

His research resulted in "Name Dropper," which reveals inside information about the case Girardot says is the most fantastic he's seen in his 25 years as an investigative reporter.

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Publié par	eBookIt.com
Date de parution	15 mars 2014
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781456621414
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	8 Mo

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Name Dropper Investigating the Clark Rockefeller Mystery

Frank C. Girardot Jr. Foreword by Dean Norris of AMC’s “Breaking Bad”

Star Creek Entertainment 17643 Main Street Hesperia, CA 92345 626-373-8150 www.starcreekentertainment.com

Published in eBook format by eBookIt.com http://www.eBookIt.com

ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-2141-4

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be replaced, stored, introduced into a retrieval system, or otherwise copied in any form without the prior written permission of the publisher, except for brief quotations in reviews or citations.

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Girardot, Frank C. Jr. Name Dropper: Investigating the Clark Rockefeller Mystery p. cm.

Painting on cover used by permission ©Peggy Ebright Photograph of painting on cover by William Keith Birmingham

Book design by Luanne Hunt/Star Creek Entertainment

Praise for “Name Dropper”

“No one understands the ‘Clark Rockefeller’ murder case withFrank Girardot’s combination of comprehensive local knowledge and dogged reportorial thoroughness. Girardot’s book will become a reference point for anyone interested in this bizarre, mysterious crime and the unfathomably peculiar criminal who committed it.” Walter Kirn, author of “Up in theAir”

“Compelling, captivating and crazy. Call him Chris, Clark or Chip, ‘Name Dropper’ expertly explains a complicated cold case murder and the creepy killer responsible. Read it, you’ll be rewarded.” Burl Baer, Edgar Award-winning true crime author

“‘Name Dropper’ is a richly detailed and exciting murder mystery told by a veteran crime reporter who has seen nearly everything.FrankGirardot’s portrait of the convicted murderer offers a unique perspective into the motivations behind the German immigrant who came to America hoping to become anyone but himself.” Sarah Favot, Los Angeles News Group

“(Clark Rockefeller’s) story is both fascinating and frustrating to behold, but local readers are lucky that Pasadena Star-News EditorFrank Girardot has been helping make sense of it all for well over a decade.” Carl Koslowski, Pasadena Weekly

“(‘Name Dropper’) is the story of how the intrepid writer pieced together the crazy quilt of lies told by one Clark Rockefeller, whose real name is Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter and who was just convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of two people in the mid-'80s. Gerhartsreiter appeared on Girardot’s radar in 2008 after being busted for abducting his own daughter, and, given Girardot’s keen nose for news, the pieces fell into place as surely as the names dropped by the con man as he made his way down paths both social and socioeconomic.” David Cotner, LA Weekly

“Frank Girardot’s ‘Name Dropper’ contained far more insight about the case than I learned attending the trial.” Joan Schmidt, Mountain ViewNews

Reviews from Amazon.com

“Five stars. Most well-written crime book ever!”

“Riveting reading.”

“Girardot has mastered the English language in a way that Churchill would appreciate.”

“The writing is so good that every time now when I hear the Rockefeller name or a German accent my skin crawls.”

Foreword

Frank C. Girardot Jr.’s “Name Dropper” could alternatively be titled “Jaw Dropper.” It is not only an intriguing look at the almost unbelievable and bizarre life of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (aka Christopher Chichester, aka Christopher Mountbatten Crowe, aka Clark Rockefeller — maybe bizarre is too lenient a term), but it is also a tautly written whodunit spanning several decades, thousands of miles and linking Chris to a grisly murder left unsolved for 28 years. At its core, it is an exploration of a uniquely American character. A man who through lies and deceit recreated himselfagain and again to gain access to privilege and its associatedperks. He used this access as an attempt to bring meaning to his otherwise ordinary life — as well as some cash to his wallet. Through countless marriages, reinventions and relocations, we follow Chris’ meandering journey and delve into the psyche ofaman desperate to be anybody but himself. But it is also an exploration of the lives and minds of the people who interacted, believed and were ultimately taken in by Chris and his stories. It is about Didi Sohus, a woman not quite accepted into the social milieu to which she aspired, an alcoholic, lonely woman taken in by transparent fabrications. It is about ministers and financiers, multiple women, rich and outwardly intelligent folk who through a willing suspension of disbelief rather easily fell for Chris’ lies because they too wanted to associate themselves with the power and excitement of a “name.” The chance to associate with fame, disconnected from any specific achievements, was enough to dismantle the judgment of numerous and diverse characters. It is a history of crime in Southern California itself over the past three decades and how these crimes penetrated our own psyches and helped create as well as inform our collective consciousness. Reminiscent of James Ellroy's “My Dark Places,” “Name Dropper” takes the reader on a journey through the seedy underbelly of San Marino and surrounding cities’ upper and lower classes — how they intertwined and ultimately help define the people who lived there. My friend Frank, a veteran reporter and editor of the Pasadena Star-News, brings an edgy, crisp, no-nonsense approach to each of his subjects. The specific details of who these people were, and how they lived their lives, is one of my favorite parts of the book — as an actor, I look forward to hopefully playing one ofthem in any future move version. In the end, it is a story of a group of colorful, mostly sad, and desperate characters, who allow themselves to be seduced by a charming man, willing to prey on their desire to perhaps add excitement and meaning to their own lives. It is indeed a morality tale for ourselves.

— Dean Norris, actor, AMC’s “Breaking Bad”

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Bones Chapter 2 Person of Interest Chapter 3 Snookered Chapter 4 A Bavarian Peasant Chapter 5 Gipsy Moth

Part I

Part II Chapter 6 Trouble in Paradise Chapter 7 Trisected Chapter 8 Kriegsspiel Chapter 9 Cody Chapter 10 Dangerous Visions Chapter 11 A Chainsaw and a Blood-Stained Rug

Part III Chapter 12 Blunt-Force Trauma Chapter 13 Disinherited Chapter 14 Pee Wee, Malo and Youngster Chapter 15 Summer Solstice Chapter 16 Back to the Future Chapter 17 Run Chapter 18 The Rockefeller Files Chapter 19

Inmate 2800458 Chapter 20 Aftermath Epilogue Acknowledgements Bibliography About the Author

Part I

Chapter 1

Bones

SAN MARINO — All the Parada family wanted was a new pool. What they got was one huge mystery. Workers digging a 36-foot long ditch yesterday unearthed broken human bones and found a skull nearby in a dirty plastic bag, all buried four feet in the ground, sheriff’s officials said.

— Pasadena Star-News, May 6, 1994

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