Dark Ambition
The Shocking Crime of Dellen Millard and Mark Smich
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A gripping true-crime account of a young Canadian aviation heir charged with three murders - Tim Bosma, ex-girlfriend Laura Babcock and his own father, Wayne Millard - in what appears to be thrill-seeking serial kills. Ann Brocklehurst, a Toronto journalist and private investigator, has been fascinated by the Millard case and had a front row seat at the Hamilton murder trial. She provides a compelling look at how detectives, lawyers, and journalists work, as well as the contributions made by the newest participants in the world of crime - online sleuths.
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I followed this story when it first broke, since I was working in Etobicoke at this time where many of the ‘cast of characters' were living. Dark Ambition is a very thorough and detailed account of Dellen Millard and Mark Smich's murder of Tim Bosma. It is very disturbing, to say the least, and almost a cautionary tale of what could happen when you sell an expensive item on Kijiji...anyhoo...
The book itself was OK. I did find the second half of the book when we are in the trial portion a little too detailed, which got a bit dull for me. Also, I know I'm an outlier here, but who cares what anyone on Websleuths thinks?? The author took comments from that website as if their opinion mattered or as if it were gospel.
