Overview
While Kim Crespi was getting a haircut, her husband David murdered their five-year-old twin daughters during a game of hide and seek. In the aftermath, family, friends, and even David have more questions than answers. In 2005, Kim Crespi had what she later described as “the perfect life.” She and her husband, David—a gentle giant of a man, devoutly religious, a loving father, and a proven star in the world of finance—had five healthy, happy children. No one, least of all Kim, ever suspected that the life the Crespis had lovingly woven together could be destroyed in less than forty minutes. In Medication, Mental Illness, and Murder, author Edward L. Jones III chronicles David Crespi’s struggles with insomnia and depression, the role SSRI antidepressants may have played in the killings, and Kim’s unimaginable journey of trauma, suffering, and eventual forgiveness as documented by her journal entries. Using letters and other forms of personal communications with David, plus excerpts from scholarly articles and more, Jones takes readers on a journey into the dark heart of psychosis, of North Carolina’s penal and mental health systems, and of Big Pharma.
Full Product Details
Author: Edward L. Jones III ,
Edward L. Jones
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 9781538199299
ISBN 10: 1538199297
Pages: 284
Publication Date: 18 March 2025
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.
Reviews
I am a longtime Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, and in my experience every word of Ed Jones's harrowing book rings true, because I have witnessed firsthand the devastations visited upon families by SSRI antidepressants. Medication, Mental Illness, and Murder should be required reading for every current and future psychiatrist and physician--with an emphasis on the latter, since nearly two-thirds of antidepressants are prescribed by primary care doctors. Too many medical professionals who should know better are handing these pills out like candy, and police and emergency responders are dealing with the fallout. --Mary Katherine Lockwood, clinical associate; professor emerita, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire; and author of Clinical Correlates in Anatomy and Physiology Those of us who have worked in the world of music and entertainment media know all too well the importance of treatment centers for addictions to alcohol, cannabis, and opioids. Yet, SSRIs and Benzos might be the most dangerous drugs of all, since they are far too easily prescribed to millions of Americans, even to children. Meticulously researched, profoundly moving, by turns horrifying and edifying, Ed Jones' consequential new book is a must-read for parents whose children are growing up in an overprescribed world, and for psychiatrists and physicians who care about their patients' long-term mental health. --Terry Hummel, former publisher, Rolling Stone Magazine
Author Information
Edward L. Jones III has been an award-winning writer in advertising and higher education. During his ad career, Ed won over 350 awards for creativity. In his time away from advertising, Ed served as a community columnist for the Charlotte Observer. Medication, Mental Illness, and Murder is his first book. Learn more at www.edwardleejones.com.
