• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • About
  • Documentaries
  • Books
  • Film
  • VR
  • Reviews
  • Misc
    • Authors
    • Podcasts
    • Books by Emilio
      • Scapegoat
      • 35 Miles From Shore
    • Connect
    • Sitemap

Everything Nonfiction

You are here: Home / Books / True crime meets survival story
True crime meets survival story

January 31, 2018 By Emilio

True crime meets survival story

Review of Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean written by Richard D. Logan and Tere Duperrault Fasbender
Rating *****

It’s not that often that you can combine a true crime story with a survival story, but that is exactly the story that this book has to tell. Tere Duperrault, who went by the name of Terry Jo at the time of this incident, was just eleven years old when on a sailing trip in the Bahama’s her entire family was murdered by the charter boat’s captain, Julian Harvey. Terry Jo managed to escape the captain’s rage. He left her on the sinking sailboat with the belief that she would not survive. But Terry Joe did survive. For four long days and nights, without food or water, she stayed afloat on a small cork float that was barely big enough to keep her dry.

The how and why of that tragic night is the basis for this excellent book. What drove the captain, who was a highly regarded former Army Air Corps pilot, to take such drastic actions? Julian Harvey survived the sinking of the Bluebelle. The story he told authorities, however, was not one of murder but one that involved a tragic accident.

As the authors delve into Harvey’s background, they uncover some disturbing trends. Harvey had a string of failed marriages. At least one of his wives died a mysterious death, with Harvey collecting a large sum of money from an insurance policy. Harvey also seemed to have bad luck with other ventures that ended in disaster and insurance payouts.

The authors put forth their theory as to what might have happened that night. Harvey apparently took out a life insurance policy on his wife, who worked with him on the charter boat. They surmise that Harvey intended to kill his wife, but his plans were interrupted by his passengers.

I have another theory. Terry Joe became aware that something was amiss after hearing loud noises above her sleeping quarters and her brother yelling, “Help, Daddy, help! It seems plausible to me that Julian Harvey was a pedophile. Perhaps he tried to molest the young boy and was discovered in the act after the boy yelled out.

This book was published in 2010, but that shouldn’t prevent you from reading or listening to it.

Share this:

  • Print
  • Email
  • More
  • Facebook
  • Reddit
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Tumblr
  • Pinterest

Related

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Julian Harvey, Review of Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean, Richard D. Logan, Tere Duperrault Fasbender

Reader Interactions

Trackbacks

  1. Best of Everything Nonfiction for 2018 says:
    December 15, 2018 at 5:30 pm

    […] BooksAlone: Orphaned on the OceanWithout Mercy: Obsession and Murder Under the InfluenceA False Report: A True Story of Rape in AmericaThe Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom On Death RowCold Kill: The True Story of a Murderous LoveFire Lover: A True StoryFour Fish: The Future of the Last Wild FoodIndianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent ManEducatedThe Crash Detectives: Investigating the World’s Most Mysterious Aircraft DisastersThe Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of The Little BighornIncident at Big Sky: The Inside Story of the Search for Two Savage Killers in MontanaToms River: A Story of Science and Salvation […]

Primary Sidebar

Connect with Everything Nonfiction

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Fan Page

Fan Page

Get the latest posts

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

An Incredible True Story!

An intriguing investigative narrative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDBxUq1rElo

Recent Posts

  • Review of Red Matter 2 VR
  • Wilmington’s Lie a Must Read
  • Review of The Monster of Wall Street
  • Review of Small Town, Big Oil
  • Review of the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker

Categories

Archives

35 Miles From Shore

Professional Reader

Copyright © 2023 Emilio Corsetti III Log in