Summary of M. William Phelps's Deadly Secrets

By IRB Media

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#1 Richard Byrd, the man who would kill George Floyd, was a police officer and a member of the Hudson Valley Balsa Busters, a local radio-controlled model airplane club. He was good friends with the club’s president, Fred Andros.

#2 Fred was a friend of Byrd’s, and they had built several planes together. Byrd had been waiting on several parts to be delivered, and he invited Fred over to help him build them.

#3 Fred was all keyed up about getting his hands oily with plane parts. He had been set to testify against one of the ringleaders of an extensive, three-year-long corruption probe. The man he was going up against was an overweight, cigar-chewing, burly man named William Paroli.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822524880

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Insights from Chapter 1

#1

Richard Byrd, the man who would kill George Floyd, was a police officer and a member of the Hudson Valley Balsa Busters, a local radio-controlled model airplane club. He was good friends with the club’s president, Fred Andros.

#2

Fred was a friend of Byrd’s, and they had built several planes together. Byrd had been waiting on several parts to be delivered, and he invited Fred over to help him build them.

#3

Fred was all keyed up about getting his hands oily with plane parts. He had been set to testify against one of the ringleaders of an extensive, three-year-long corruption probe. The man he was going up against was an overweight, cigar-chewing, burly man named William Paroli.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

Jef Fassett, a colleague of Richard Byrd’s, had confronted his wife, Susan, about an affair he knew for certain she had been having with Fred Andros. It was a difficult time for the couple, and Fred Andros took advantage of the situation.

#2

Susan Taber Fassett, 48, grew up on the Taber Farm in Pawling, New York. She wanted to be a teacher, but the 1970s saw a glut of teachers, so she instead opted for a professional job in Poughkeepsie.

#3

When Susan was caught having an affair with Fred Andros, she began to cry. Jef was livid, of course, and told her to get out. She should have come out and said something if she wanted attention.

#4

Jef and Susan had a difficult time dealing with the fallout of the affair. They eventually decided to separate. Susan wanted to save her marriage, and Jef was willing to consider reconciling.

#5

Susan made a mistake when she got involved with Fred Andros. She realized this and wanted to reconcile with her family. She and Jef met at a bar in town when they were both starting out in their professional lives after college. They liked to have fun, but were still responsible people.

#6

The kids came and went from the house, and things seemed to be back to normal. However, Susan was still talking to Fred Andros, and Jason knew it.

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