The Sophie Lancaster Story

by Catherine Smyth, R.J. Parker · 2016

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While walking through a park at night in Bacup, England, Sophie Lancaster and her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, were brutally attacked by five teenage boys. The beatings and subsequent murder made international news. This book was written by an investigative journalist who became extremely close to the families of the victims.

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true crimetrue crimeMore like thisLess of this
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murdermurderMore like thisLess of this
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EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
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adult

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