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The '''Franklin Bradshaw murder''' is one of the most celebrated and infamous murders {{citation needed|date=January 2013}} in American [[jurisprudence]], wherein heiress Frances Berenice Schreuder incited her son Marc Schreuder to murder her father, oil and auto parts millionaire Franklin Bradshaw, in 1978 . The case inspired widespread coverage in the form of news reports, articles, and books telling of the prosecution's allegations that Frances Schreuder did not want to be cut out of her father's will and wished to continue funding her lavish [[Manhattan]] lifestyle. |
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==Frances Schreuder== |
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The Franklin Bradshaw murder is one of the most celebrated and infamous murders [citation needed] in American jurisprudence, wherein heiress Frances Berenice Schreuder incited her son Marc Schreuder to murder her father, oil and auto parts millionaire Franklin Bradshaw, in 1978 . The case inspired widespread coverage in the form of news reports, articles, and books telling of the prosecution's allegations that Frances Schreuder did not want to be cut out of her father's will and wished to continue funding her lavish Manhattan lifestyle.
Frances Schreuder
Frances Berenice Schreuder was born on April 6, 1938, in Salt Lake City, and died on March 30, 2004, of chronic lung disease.
Crime
In Salt Lake City, on July 23, 1978, Marc Schreuder shot his grandfather in the back of the head. Once Marc Schreuder's link to the crime was discovered, it was alleged that Frances Schreuder manipulated her son in a pathological manner through an unhealthy and abusive form of triangulation, using her son to target and murder her father.
One of the wrinkles of the case was that Frances Schreuder's mother Berenice Schreuder continued to support her daughter throughout the case and bequeathed to Frances a share of her estate.
Sentence
Marc Schreuder was convicted of second-degree murder in 1982 and spent 12 years in the Utah State Prison.
Frances Schreuder was convicted in 1983 and spent 13 years in prison.
Popular culture
Literature
The case has inspired at least two nonfiction books, At Mother's Request: A True Story of Money, Murder and Betrayal by Jonathan Coleman and Nutcracker: Money, Madness, Murder: A Family Album by Shana Alexander.
Film and television
Alexander's book was made into a 1987 TV miniseries starring Lee Remick as Frances Schreuder and Tate Donovan as Marc Schreuder.
Coleman's book was made into a 1987 TV movie starring Stefanie Powers as Frances Schreuder and Doug McKeon as Marc Schreuder.
On February 25, 2004, the case was discussed by Dominick Dunne in the episode "Family Secrets" (Season 4, Episode 5) of his true-crime show Dominick Dunne's Power, Privilege, and Justice.
See also
Bibliography
- Coleman, Jonathan. At Mother's Request: A True Story of Money, Murder and Betrayal. New York: Atheneum, 1985.
- Alexander, Shana. Nutcracker: Money, Madness, Murder: A Family Album. New York: Doubleday, 1985.
External links
- "Woman's Death Means Husband's Killer Finally Will Inherit Estate", Mike Carter, The LA Times, June 9, 1996.
- "Frances Schreuder, 65, Manhattan Socialite Who Was Convicted in Murder Case, Is Dead", Douglas Martin, The New York Times, April 1, 2004.
- "Son Will Attend Schreuder Funeral", Dennis Romboy, Deseret News, April 2, 2004.
- At Mother's Request at IMDb.
- Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder at IMDb.
- Power, Privilege, and Justice at IMDb.