{"product_id":"murder-on-the-gold-coast-the-killing-of-william-woodward-paperback-1","title":"Murder on the Gold Coast: The Killing of William Woodward - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJerry Aylward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the early hours on a rainy autumn night in 1955, on a lavish country estate in Oyster Bay Cove, esteemed New York socialite Ann Woodward fired both barrels of her custom-made shotgun into the head of her husband, multimillionaire William J. \"Billy\" Woodward Jr., killing him.\u003c\/strong\u003e She mistook him for a notorious prowler who preyed on the privileged class. At least that was what the official reports stated. The police focused on catching the prowler, as they cast an impenetrable dragnet around the \"Playhouse\" for the elusive intruder. However, as with many other aspects of Billy and Ann's social circle, things were not always as they appeared. Local author and retired detective Jerry Aylward uncovers the uncomfortable truths behind one of the Gold Coast's most notorious murders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerry Aylward is a retired detective with thirty-two years of service with the Nassau County Police Department. He served an additional ten years in federal law enforcement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a criminal investigator in the Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO) at a highly classified government research facility. Jerry has a bachelor's degree in behavioral science from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) and is a New York State-licensed private investigator. Jerry is also the author of three additional books: \u003cem\u003eThe Nassau County Police Department\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFrancis \"Two Gun\" Crowley's Killings in New York City \u0026amp; Long Island\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Scarlet Oak.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.6 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520892518621,"sku":"9781467157490","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/uf0mHjoUdu9781467157490_b1865097-f9c7-41e9-b0e7-948ab50035bc.webp?v=1772248893","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/murder-on-the-gold-coast-the-killing-of-william-woodward-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}