Preacher's Girl

In this compelling true-crime study, journalist Jim Schutze delves into the life of Blanche Taylor Moore, a woman sentenced to death for the arsenic poisoning of at least three men between 1973 and 1989. As her second husband's mysterious illness echoes the fate of her previous partners, an investigation uncovers the unsettling reality behind her seemingly ordinary life. Schutze examines the traumatic childhood that may have shaped Moore into a murderer, revealing the chilling complexities of her victims and motives. This gripping narrative contains mature themes and offers a profound exploration of a notorious figure in North Carolina's criminal history.