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You are now listening to True Murder, the most shocking killers in true crime history, and the authors that have written about them.

Gacy, Bundy, Domer, the Night Stalker, BTK, every week another fascinating author talking about the most shocking and infamous killers in true crime history.

True Murder, with your host, journalist and author, Dan Zufanski.

Good evening.

Tom and Jackie Hawks loved their life and retirement, sailing on their yacht, the well deserved.

But when the birth of a new grandson called them back to Arizona, they put the boat up for sale.

Scholar De Leon and his pregnant wife Jennifer showed up as prospective buyers, with their baby and a stroller and the Hawks' thought they had a deal.

Soon after a sea trial and alleged purchase, however the older couple disappeared and the De Leon's promptly tried to access the Hawks' bank accounts.

As police investigated the case, they not only found a third homicide victim with ties to Scholar, they also uncovered an unexpected and unusual motive.

Scholar had wanted gender reassignment surgery for years.

By killing the Hawks' with a motley crew of a sailant and plundering the couple's assets, the De Leon's had planned to clear their $100,000 in debts and still have money for the surgery, which Scholar had already scheduled.

Now in this up to the minute updated edition, which includes extensive new material, New York Times bestselling author Caitlin Rothner presents the latest breaking developments in the case.

Scholar, who was ultimately sentenced to death row for the three murders, transitioned to a woman via hormones while living in the psych unit at San Quentin Prison.

Recently she legally changed her name and gender to female, apparently a strategic step in her quest to obtain taxpayer subsidized gender, confirmation surgery, and transfer to a woman's prison.

Combined with Governor Gavin Newsom's recent moratorium on executions, this only adds insult to injury for the victim's families who want Scholar to receive the ultimate punishment for her crimes.

The book that we're featuring this evening is Dead Reckoning, extensively revised and updated edition, with my special guest journalist and author Caitlin Rothner.

Welcome to the program and thank you very much for a greenness interview.

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