title: Vanished at Sea: The True Story of a Child TV Actor and Double Murder (St. Martin's True Crime Library)
author:  Tina Dirmann 
description: <DIV><DIV><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>YACHT FOR SALE BY OWNERS</P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><I>Outstanding condition, cruise ready, moored in Newport Beach, CA.</I></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>It was supposed to be blue skies and smooth sailing for Thomas and Jackie Hawks. A retired probation officer and a stay-at-home mom, they were looking forward to entering the next phase of their golden years. Their plan: To sell their home&#8212;a 55-foot, $435,000 yacht&#8212;and start a new life on land&#8230;and spend as much time with their grandchildren as possible.</P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>&nbsp;</P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center>ASKING PRICE </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center><I>The cost of two lives&#8230;</I></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align=center>The Hawks were thrilled when a young man named Skylar Deleon wanted to buy the boat for himself, his wife, and their two kids. Little did Thomas and Jackie know that this unemployed, &nbsp;former childhood actor and dishonorably discharged Marine had another devious plan in mind:&nbsp; To lure the couple out to sea, force them to sign away their life savings, throw them overboard, and leave them <I>VANISHED AT SEA</I>.</P></DIV></DIV>
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  Dear Reader:
   
  The book you are about to read is the latest bestseller from the St. Martin’s
  True Crime Library, the imprint The New York Times calls “the leader in
  true crime!” Each month we offer you a fascinating account of the latest,
  most sensational crime that has captured the national attention. St. Martin’s
  is the publisher of Tina Dirmann’s VANISHED AT SEA, the story of a former
  child actor who posed as a yacht buyer in order to lure an older couple out
  to sea, then robbed them and threw them overboard to their deaths. John
  Glatt’s riveting and horrifying SECRETS IN THE CELLAR shines a light on the
  man who shocked the world when it was revealed that he had kept his
  daughter locked in his hidden basement for 24 years. In the Edgar-
  nominated WRITTEN IN BLOOD, Diane Fanning looks at Michael Petersen, a
  Marine-turned-novelist found guilty of beating his wife to death and
  pushing her down the stairs of their home—only to reveal another similar
  death from his past. In the book yo