Ernest Dorling

Murder: a Family Affair Ernest Dorling

On March 10, 1994, Anson "Buzz" Clintonwas gunned down on a dark road in East Lyme, Connecticut.¿ In the weeks, months and years that followed,investigators gradually uncovered the shocking truth: Clintonwas killed over a child custody battle with his wife's parents. The murder, setin motion by Buzz' sister-in-law, Beth Carpenter, is not just about a domesticbattle gone terribly wrong...it is part of a story of tangled, sordid lives witha bizarre and strange cast of characters that could only be conceived by theimagination of a gifted fictional story teller.¿But the characters, including a devil worshipping hit man; his highstakes gambling mentor; and his girlfriend, a drug-addicted prostitute, arereal. This is the story of Haiman Clein, and Beth Carpenter,two people driven by power and greed.¿Their sexual obsession with each other ultimately led to the ultimatebetrayal and Clein's professional fall from grace...a man who admitted going tolaw school to learn "how to get around the law."¿ It is also the story of how one mother, DeeClinton, dealt with the loss of her son and her uncompromising effort, alongwith the relentless pursuit of two dedicated Connecticut State Policedetectives and determined prosecutors, who, for nine years, pursued those responsiblefor the murder of Buzz Clinton.¿ Thefinal act in this strange story ended in one of the most publicized cases andtrials in Connecticut history: the trial of BethCarpenter. This is a true story aboutdegraded lust, obsession, revenge, and murder.