Murder of the Horse Trainer’s Rival: The Bitter Breakup of Buddy Jacobson and the Model (A Historical True Crime Short)
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From R. Barri Flowers, award-winning criminologist and the bestselling author of Murdered by the King of Western Swing, Murder at the Pencil Factory, Murder of the Doctor’s Wife, and Murder During the Chicago World’s Fair, comes the riveting historical true crime short, Murder of the Horse Trainer’s Rival: The Bitter Breakup of Buddy Jacobson and the Model.
On August 6, 1978, firefighters discovered the charred remains of a body inside a wooden crate, set ablaze in an empty lot in the Bronx, New York. The male decedent had been worked over, stabbed, and shot multiple times. The victim was identified as John “Jack” Tupper, a restaurateur, age thirty-four. His killer turned out to be forty-eight-year-old Howard “Buddy” Jacobson, who at one time was the country’s leading Thoroughbred horse trainer. The shocking act of violence was the result of a classic love triangle turned deadly.
The woman caught between the two men was an attractive twenty-three-year-old fashion model and cover girl named Melanie Cain, who had recently started living with Tupper in his 84th Street penthouse apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She had previously lived in the adjoining suite with Jacobson for a number of years before moving out.
After being convicted of Tupper’s murder in 1980, Buddy Jacobson made a daring escape from custody, fleeing across the country to California with his new girlfriend, a twenty-two-year-old model named Audrey Barrett. The convicted murderer stayed on the lamb for several weeks before being captured to carry out his sentence for the death of Jack Tupper.
The stunning tale of Jacobson’s meteoric rise and fall in horse training, and subsequent romantic involvement with someone less than half his age ending up in a tragic crime of passion, had all the makings of an ill-fated contemporary melodrama, except that it occurred on a real-life stage as a sad true event.
Bonus material includes a complete and gripping historical true crime short, Murder of the Banker’s Daughter: The Killing of Marion Parker, and excerpts from the author’s bestselling true crime anthologies, Murder Chronicles: A Collection of Chilling True Crime Tales, and The Dreadful Acts of Jack the Ripper and Other True Tales of Serial Murder and Prostitutes.
R. Barri Flowers
R. Barri Flowers is an award winning and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of romantic suspense, mystery, thriller and crime novels, with twenty Harlequin titles published to date, such as Honolulu Cold Homicide and Special Agent Witness. Chemistry and conflict between the hero and heroine, attention to detail, and incorporating the very latest advances in criminal investigations, are the cornerstones of his crime thriller fiction.
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Murder of the Horse Trainer’s Rival - R. Barri Flowers
MURDER OF THE HORSE TRAINER’S RIVAL
The Bitter Breakup of Buddy Jacobson and the Model
A Historical True Crime Short
By R. Barri Flowers
MURDER OF THE HORSE TRAINER’S RIVAL
The Bitter Breakup of Buddy Jacobson and the Model
A Historical True Crime Short
Copyright 2018 by R. Barri Flowers
All rights reserved.
Cover Image Copyright Ross Stevenson, 2018
Used under license from Shutterstock.com
In memory of the tragic victims of historical and present-day
bad relationships, misfortune, and homicide.
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OTHER TRUE CRIME TITLES BY R. BARRI FLOWERS
Dead at the Saddleworth Moor
Kids Who Commit Adult Crimes
Killers of the Lonely Hearts
Mass Murder in the Sky
Masters of True Crime
Missing or Murdered
Murder at the Pencil Factory
Murder During the Chicago World’s Fair
Murder of a Star Quarterback
Murder of the Banker’s Daughter
Murder of the Doctor’s Wife
Murdered by the King of Western Swing
Murderess on the Loose
Murders in the United States
Serial Killer Couples
The Amityville Massacre
The Dreadful Acts of Jack the Ripper
The Gold Special Train Robbery
The Pickaxe Killers
The Sex Slave Murders
The Sex Slave Murders 2
The Sex Slave Murders 3
MYSTERY & THRILLER FICTION TITLES BY R. BARRI FLOWERS
Before He Kills Again: A Veronica Vasquez Thriller
Dark Streets of Whitechapel: A Jack the Ripper Mystery
Dead in Pukalani: An Eddie Naku Maui Mystery (Book 1)
Dead in Kihei: An Eddie Naku Maui Mystery (Book 2)
Deadly Defense: A Grace Gaynor Christian Mystery
Justice Served: A Barkley & Parker Mystery
Killer in The Woods
Murder in Maui: A Leila Kahana Mystery (Book 1)
Murder on Kaanapali Beach: A Leila Kahana Mystery (Book 2)
Murder of the Hula Dancers: A Leila Kahana Mystery (Book 3)
Persuasive Evidence: A Jordan La Fontaine Legal Thriller
State’s Evidence: A Beverly Mendoza Legal Thriller
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PRAISE FOR TRUE CRIME BOOKS BY R. BARRI FLOWERS
Must read for all true crime fans.
— Amazon reviewer on Serial Killers and Prostitutes
Selected as one of Suspense Magazine’s Best books.
— John Raab, CEO/Publisher on The Sex Slave Murders
A gripping account of the murders committed by husband-and-wife serial killers Gerald and Charlene Gallego.
— Gary C. King, true crime author on The Sex Slave Murders
Vivid case studies of murder to complement this well researched criminology text.
— Scott Bonn, Ph.D., criminology professor on The Dynamics of Murder
A model of exposition not to be missed by anyone interested in the annals of American criminal behavior.
— Jim Ingraham, Ph.D., professor emeritus of American Studies at Bryant University on The Pickaxe Killers
R. Barri Flowers always relates an engrossing story.
— Robert Scott, true crime author on The Sex Slave Murders
Striking, well-written tales sparkle in this ocean of murder.
— Diane Fanning, true crime author on Masters of True Crime
Exhaustively researched, each storyteller brings their own unique prose to these pages, creating what will soon become a true crime classic.
— Kevin M. Sullivan, true crime author on Masters of True Crime
This book should be a mandatory purchase and read for any true-crime buff.
— Steven A. Egger, Ph.D., associate professor on Masters of True Crime
Incredible cases, psychopathic killers, unwitting victims, along with the very best writers, make for an exciting, no-holds-barred, soon-to-be true-crime classic.
— Dan Zupansky, host of True Murder on Masters of True Crime
An indispensable sourcebook for anyone interested in American homicide, from law-enforcement professionals to armchair criminologists.
— Harold Schechter, true crime historian on The Dynamics of Murder
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Murder of the Horse Trainer’s Rival: The Bitter Breakup of Buddy Jacobson and the Model
Murder of the Banker’s Daughter: The Killing of Marion Parker – bonus true crime short
Murder Chronicles: Murder in Mission Hill – bonus excerpt
The Dreadful Acts of Jack the Ripper – bonus excerpt
Notes
About the Author
MURDER OF THE HORSE TRAINER’S RIVAL
The Bitter Breakup of Buddy Jacobson and the Model
On Sunday, August 6, 1978, firefighters discovered the charred remains of a body inside a wooden crate, set ablaze in an empty lot in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, in Bronx County, New York. The male decedent had been worked over, stabbed, and shot multiple times. The victim was identified as John Jack
Tupper, a restaurateur, age thirty-four. His killer turned out to be forty-eight-year-old Howard Buddy
Jacobson, who at one time was the country’s leading Thoroughbred horse trainer.¹ The shocking act of violence was the result of a classic love triangle turned deadly. The woman caught between the two men was an attractive twenty-three-year-old fashion model named Melanie Cain, who had recently started living with Tupper in his 84th Street penthouse apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. She had previously lived in the adjoining suite with Jacobson for a number of years before moving out. After being convicted of Tupper’s murder in 1980, Buddy Jacobson made a daring escape from custody, fleeing across the country to California with his new girlfriend, a twenty-two-year-old model named Audrey Barrett. The convicted murderer stayed on the lamb for several weeks before being captured to carry out his sentence for the death of Jack Tupper. The stunning tale of Jacobson’s meteoric rise and fall in horse training, and subsequent romantic involvement with someone less than half his age ending in a tragic crime of passion, had all the makings of an ill-fated contemporary melodrama, except that it occurred on a real-life stage as a sad true event.
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In 1978, New York City rang in the New Year with Edward (Ed) Irving Koch beginning a long stint as the city’s 105th mayor. For the next two months, J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Silmarillion was at the top of the New York Times bestseller list for fiction.² On May 9th, the musical, Ain’t Misbehavin’, opened at Broadway’s Longacre Theatre.3 Erma Bombeck’s book, If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? topped the New York Times list of nonfiction bestsellers for much of the