Most Wanted Killer by Robert Scott [2010 PAPERBACK]

FIRST PAPERBACK PRINTING [2010] PINNACLE TRUE CRIME Solid reading copy with some creasing to spine.   The true story of a privileged Los Angeles drug-dealer-turned-killer that inspired the Hollywood film, Alpha Dog.  Jesse James Hollywood grew up in LA’s upscale West Hills with every imaginable privilege. By the age of nineteen, he owned a spacious house, a tricked-out car, and a closet full of designer clothes. His high-flying lifestyle was bankrolled by his chosen career: drug dealing. In 2000, Ben Markowitz, another teen from a “good family,” found himself with a dope tab he couldn’t pay. A standoff between dealer and druggie exploded when Hollywood, along with two young accomplices, spotted Ben’s brother, Nick (15), walking near his parents’ home. Witnesses saw the three men attack Nick, then shove him into a van and drive off. But assault and kidnapping were only the beginning . . . On the last night of Nick’s life, he was taken to an isolated area outside Santa Barbara known a