An eye-opening account of the shocking murder that has been featured on 48 Hours, Forensic Files, and Investigation Discovery&’s Killing Time. Brian Stidham fell in love with Tucson, Arizona, the minute he came to town. A young and talented eye surgeon, he accepted a job with an established eye surgeon to take over his pediatric patients. &“It&’s a beautiful place,&” Stidham told a friend. &“I can live right there by the mountains and go hiking. It&’s a great deal for me there. The partner I&’ll be working with is ultracool. He&’s giving me the keys to the kingdom.&” Brad Schwartz, the doctor who hired Brian, was ambitious and possessed surgical skills few others had. But he was a troubled man. Within a year of Stidham&’s arrival in Tucson, the medical relationship would be severed by Schwartz&’s personal troubles. Stidham broke away to start his own practice. Rumors abounded within the medical community that Schwartz was incensed and considered the departure a betrayal. His rage grew, even driving a wedge between him and his fiancée, Lourdes Lopez, a former prosecutor. Three years after Stidham moved to Tucson, his life ended in an empty, darkened parking lot. But who would murder such a nice man in such a violent manner? Lourdes, who had witnessed Schwartz&’s toxic rage toward his former partner, feared she knew. But would her suspicions be enough to catch the killer? Find out in Toxic Rage.
