Blind Faith
Book • 1981
Blind Faith is a true crime book based on the 1984 case of Robert O. Marshall, a businessman charged and later convicted of orchestrating the contract killing of his wife, Maria Marshall.
The book reveals the unraveling of the seemingly perfect family image in Toms River, New Jersey, exposing Rob Marshall's debts, infidelities, and greed.
McGinniss attended the trial and used court transcripts, interviews, and research to reconstruct the events leading to Maria's murder, the investigation, and the trial that ended with Marshall's conviction and death sentence.
The story highlights the contrast between public perception and the dark realities behind the crime.
The book reveals the unraveling of the seemingly perfect family image in Toms River, New Jersey, exposing Rob Marshall's debts, infidelities, and greed.
McGinniss attended the trial and used court transcripts, interviews, and research to reconstruct the events leading to Maria's murder, the investigation, and the trial that ended with Marshall's conviction and death sentence.
The story highlights the contrast between public perception and the dark realities behind the crime.
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Mentioned as one of Joe McGinniss's true crime bestsellers that was adapted into an NBC miniseries.
Joe McGinniss Jr., DAMAGED PEOPLE: A Memoir of Fathers and Sons
