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BOOK REVIEW

Holy Cross Magazine

Judge Stark was a member of the Class of 1946 at the College of Holy Cross. "Horrific Homicides" was featured in the alumni magazine in 2022.

HORRIFIC HOMICIDES BOOK REVIEW

The Legal Brief

John Buonora, retired Chief Assistant District Attorney of Suffolk County and past president of the Suffolk County Bar Association, reviewed "Horrific Homicides" in the Winter 2022 edition of the Association's magazine. Calling Judge Stark’s book a “labor of love reflecting his well-deserved reputation for thoroughness and clarity,” he notes that it tells “the real story” of the DeFeo murders. The story of Vikki Ardito, Buonora writes, is a “spellbinder involving a scorned woman, betrayal, wealth, a violent murder and a long and winding judicial proceedings with an ensemble of characters straight out of central casting.”

JUDGING THE AMITYVILLE HORROR

The Long Island History Project

In this episode of the Long Island History Project podcast, host Chris Kretz talks to Judge Stark's daughter about growing up with stories of these gruesome crimes and what it took to get the book published.

AMITYVILLE: AN ORIGIN STORY

MGM+

Judge Stark's daughter Ellen Stark was interviewed for Amityville: An Origin Story, a four-part documentary about the Amityville murders and the world’s most infamous haunted house tale, which premiered on MGM+ on April 23,2023.

IN POSTHUMOUS BOOK, JUDGE THOMAS STARK RECOUNTS THE AMITYVILLE HORROR AND OTHER INFAMOUS LONG ISLAND CRIMES

Riverhead News Review

Judge Stark's hometown newspaper reports on how his daughters saw to the publication of "Horrific Homicides" seven years after his death.

BOOK & BOTTLE: HORRIFIC HOMICIDES

Suffolk County Historical Society

On Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 1 pm, Judge Stark's daughters will discuss his life and work and the creation of his book, "Horrific Homicides," at the Suffolk County Historical Society in Riverhead, N.Y.

NOTORIOUS MURDER TRIALS: AN INSIDE ACCOUNT BY JUDGE TOM STARK IN HIS POSTHUMOUSLY PUBLISHED BOOK, ‘HORRIFIC HOMICIDES’

Riverhead Local

In this July 2023 article in Riverhead Local, Judge Stark's daughters discuss the making of the book and their upcoming talk at the Suffolk County Historical Society.

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