Reasonable Doubt: A Shocking Story of Lust and Murder in the American Heartland

Written by Steve Vogel

Narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright

A mother and her three young children are found hacked to death in their beds. The apparent weapons, an ax and butcher knife, are found nearby. A month later the husband and father, who was away on a business trip when the bodies were found, is accused of the killings. Police believe he methodically murdered his wife and children before he left. But why? A successful businessman and devoted member of a fundamentalist religious group, David Hendricks has the total support of his extended family. Police paint a darker picture, and prosecutors face the daunting task of convicting him on a case based on completely circumstantial evidence.



A New York Times bestseller, this book has now been updated with additional content. Readers often comment they must continually remind themselves that this story is real, that "Reasonable Doubt" is testament to the fact truth is stranger than fiction. The book has also been used in college-level criminal justice courses to explain and illustrate the legal concept of reasonable doubt.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Oct 16, 2018
• ISBN: 9781977389992

Steve Vogel

Steve Vogel is the author of Through the Perlious Fight and The Pentagon: A History, both published by Random House. He is a reporter for the national staff of the Washington Post who covers the federal government and frequently writes about the military and veterans. Based overseas from 1989 through 1994 and reporting for the Post and Army Times, he covered the fall of the Berlin Wall and the first Gulf War, and subsequently reported on military operations in Somalia, Rwanda, the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq. Vogel also covered the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and its subsequent reconstruction. He lives in the Washington metro area.

Reviews for Reasonable Doubt

[Elizabeth Ireland · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Absolutely BRILLIANT! Love this site so much I’ve discovered new authors, gained insights and fallen asleep to the dulcet tones of amazing narrators. This book does not disappoint and let me say 100% Mr Hendricks if you are reading this I believed in your innocence from the first moment.

I’m so so happy that you got a happy ending and wish you all the luck in the world. To the author I will be binging your books and to the narrator I’ve already saved many titles you have narrated!

To the reader/listener please please don’t hesitate I literally listened to this book in a day and it got me through treatment for breast cancer today!