Speedboat killer Jack Shepherd is being accused of trying to cash in having written a book on the drunken Thames crash that cost his date her life, it has been reported.
Former web designer Shepherd, 33, is serving six years for causing manslaughter by gross negligence of Charlotte Brown, 24, in December 2015, and a separate four-year stint for attacking a barman.
He and Charlotte, who met via dating website OkCupid, had dinner at The Shard in London on a first date before Shepherd offered her a joyride on his defective speedboat.
Charlotte, of Clacton, Essex, drowned after being thrown from the boat when it hit a log.
Shepherd went on the run in Georgia and missed his trial but was extradited after giving himself up to police.
Now he has published a book giving his take on the boat tragedy, which was thrown out by the court, and is selling it for £3.99 on Amazon’s Kindle store, reported the Daily Mail.
It is claimed that he has labelled the book as fiction as the law prevents criminals from profiting from retelling their deeds.
In the book, names and places have been changed such as using the name of Keith for himself, while attempts to flog it to newspapers has been turned down, said the Mail.
He has been condemned for trying to profit from his crimes rather than accepting his punishment with the book which he is believed to have written with the help of a friend.
The memoir is understood to have also bragged about Shepherd’s womanising and drug use.
And it is not the first time that Shepherd has tried to make money out of the tragedy as he reportedly tried to agree a deal for a Netflix account before the film maker pulled out.
Charlotte Brown’s father Graham called the book an “insult” to his family.
He told the Mail: “He is a proven liar and this is another example of Shepherd trying to convince himself he is innocent.”
Adding: “This is another insult to the family, and I’ve no doubt that Shepherd’s version in the book is a complete fabrication and full of lies.”
