Death of an Altar Boy: The Unsolved Murder of Danny Croteau and the Culture of Abuse in the Catholic Church

by E.J. Fleming

Overview

The tragic death of 13-year-old Danny Croteau in 1972 faded from headlines and memories for 20 years until the Boston abuse scandal--a string of assaults within the Catholic Church--exploded in the early 2000s. Despite numerous indications--including 40 claims of sexual misconduct with minors--pointing to him as Croteau's killer, the Reverend Richard R. Lavigne remains "innocent."

Drawing on more than 10,000 pages of police and court records and interviews with Danny's friends and family, fellow abuse victims, and church officials, the author uncovers the truth--church complicity in a cover up and the masking of priests' involvement in a ring of abusive clergy--behind Croteau's death and those who had a hand in it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781476673455
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	04/18/2018
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late E.J. Fleming researched Hollywood for decades and penned biographies of Carole Landis and Wallace Reid, among other books. He lived in the country in Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Prologue
 1. Danny
 2. Dickie
 3. Death
 4. Contagion
 5. Exposed
 6. Trials
 7. Resurrection
 8. Downfalls
 9. Predator
10. Murderer?
11. Killer
12. Legacies
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index