While They Slept : : an Inquiry Into the Murder of a Family
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From the bestselling author of The Kiss comes a riveting account of true crime-- the murder of a family in a small Midwestern town-- and the gripping exploration of its haunting aftermath. The Gilley family murders ended a lifetime of physical and mental abuse suffered by Billy and Jody at the hands of their parents. And it required each of the two survivors-- one a convicted murderer, the other suddenly an orphan--to create a new identity, a new life.
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great book submitted by Jackie77 on August 16, 2015, 10:41pm Well written book by a child abuse victim. Her and her brother endured so much abuse they felt murdering their parents was the only way out. One sibling locked away for life and the other left without immediate family to grieve and get through the ordeal. She has triumphed after all the time has passed.
PUBLISHED
New York : Random House, c2008.
Year Published: 2008
Description: 290 p. ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781400065424 (alk. paper)
1400065429 (alk. paper)
SUBJECTS
Gilley, Billy.
Gilley, Jody.
Murder -- Medford -- Case studies.
Parricide -- Medford -- Case studies.
Abusive parents -- Medford -- Case studies.
Problem families -- Medford -- Case studies.