Dixie Shanahan had a terribly troubled and abusive marriage in the sleepy little town of Defiance, Iowa.
From the author: DIXIE\'S Last Stand: WAS IT Murder OR Self-Defense? presents a number of interesting dile.
This fascinating story will leave you asking yourself one question: Was the punishment that Dixie received in her case justified? Highly recommended for all true crime readers." - RJ Parker, bestselling true crime author and publisher at RJ Parker Publishing Inc. ... "A well-written, and gripping depiction of \'battered wife syndrome\'.
Highly recommended." - Robert Sberna, author of HOUSE OF HORRORS, the shocking true story of Anthony Sowell.
Ferak weaves a gripping narrative while exploring important topics such as battered wife syndrome and mandatory sentencing laws.
The Iowa woman killed her husband after enduring years of abuse. "In Dixie\'s Last Stand, journalist John Ferak gives us an impeccably researched and well-written account of the Dixie Shanahan case.
The town wondered why Dixie Shanahan managed to live with her husband\'s rotting body inside her master bedroom - for fourteen months.
But what really happened to him was so shocking and so unbelievable that even grizzled, long-time law enforcement officials were aghast by the sight and awful smell.
Still no sign of the volatile wife beater.
Months went by.
Weeks passed.
Some thought he packed his bags and left town.
Then one day, abusive husband Scott Shanahan was gone. or did it? The gray ranch along Third Avenue in the sleepy Midwestern town of less than 400 people was the recurring site of screaming, mad chaos and horrific domestic violence.
Then in late October, 2003, the truth emerged ...
The disappearance mystified Defiance for more than a year.
After all, Scott\'s brown Ford pick-up truck was still parked in his driveway.
But others were skeptical.
Some of the local residents presumed that Scott packed his bags and left town.
Then one summer day in 2002, Dixie\'s mean and wicked husband was gone.
Dixie Shanahan had a terribly troubled and abusive marriage in the sleepy little town of Defiance, Iowa
