{"product_id":"the-constance-fisher-tragedy-bob-briggs-9781456756451","title":"The Constance Fisher Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e On March 8, 1954, while battling post partum depression, a 24 year old Maine housewife drowned her three children in a bathtub before attempting suicide. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e After spending only 5 years at the Augusta State Hospital, Constance Fisher was released from the institution. Her release marked the beginnings of a new era in the treatment of the mentally ill in America, as the nation moved to phase out the large state run mental hospitals. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e On June 30, 1966, Constance Fisher again drowned her three children in a bathtub in what has been called the most bizarre murder story in the history of New England. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The incident was foretelling of another American tragedy; the plight of the acutely mentally ill with no facility left to properly care for them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Briggs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1456756451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781456756451\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 284\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Bob Briggs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44123783921919,"sku":"9781456756451","price":25.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_056ea50f-0b3e-4f58-bd19-62a0ce44c1e7.jpg?v=1687432861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-constance-fisher-tragedy-bob-briggs-9781456756451","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}