Anne McDonald Maier

Wanda Holloway is the infamous Texas mother who wanted so much for her daughter to make her high school cheer leading team that she hired a man to kill the mother of her daughter's rival and even wanted to kill the rival. This is a bizarre tale about an extremely self-centred woman who never saw the damage her obsession did.

The narrative that covers the trial is fascinating as one watches the defense lawyers try all manner of tricks and theories to explain their client's strange obsession with cheer leading. The author tries to explain to the reader the importance of cheer leading and football to Texas blue collar life because to most people the importance these folks place on these two activities is incomprehensible.

The book was published before we find out what took place after the first trial was declared a mistrial. To find out those details there is a brief summary on Wikipedia.… (mere)

I'm very interested in this case, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of information about it, so this book is a gem if you want to know anything surrounding the case and its participants. This book is well written, and jam packed with information and history. You get a real sense of the people, the town, and the bizarre trial.

The only negative thing about this book is that it was written before Wanda had her re-conviction. We now know that she was sentenced to six months in prison, something like 10 years probation and now lives in Houston. However, the book ends after the mistrial, and does not go any further.… (mere)