Preface
1: The Brady Bunch, Malibu Style
2: A Family Outing
3: Growing Up in Centerville
4: The Midwestern Roehlers Discover Boating
5: Fred, the Ladies’ Man
6: Fred: California, Here He Comes
7: Jeanne: The First Mrs Roehler
8: A Diver’s Death in the Channel Islands
9: A Drowning in the Backyard Pool
10: The Widow Verna
11: Love and Re-Marriage
12: Raising the Kids
13: The Investigation
14: Murder for Profit?
15: The Death of Jeanne Roehler
16: Murder Most Foul
17: The Defense to the Rescue
18: Assembling the Troops
19: Opening Statements
20: Death in the Afternoon
21: Experts Go to War
22: Fred Roehler, Star Witness for the Defense
23: Roehler v Roden
24: The Defense Strikes Back
25: Closing Arguments
26: The Verdict
Our Personal Odyssey: The Story Behind the Story
Postscript