The June Coastal Star cover story on the infamous Chillingworth murders took me back to my childhood, when I vividly remember reading an account of this horrific crime in “The Justice Story” of the New York Daily News. As an impressionable youngster, I was intrigued by the story, and followed up on it by reading Jim Bishop’s book a few years later.
Circuit Judge Curtis Chillingworth, a well-respected jurist in Palm Beach County, was beyond reproach in his dealings, and clearly would not have tolerated the unsavory actions of Judge Joe Peel. Sadly, it was this dedication to the rule of law and ethical behavior that would cost Chillingworth his life and that of his wife, Marjorie.
The resultant fascination with the “true crime” genre took hold of me from that moment, and has held me in its grip ever since.
Thank you for following up on this tragedy, one that has stayed with me for all these years.
David Shapiro
South Palm Beach
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