A serial killer's daughter My story of faith, love, and overcoming
Book - 2019
What is it like to learn that your ordinary, loving father is a serial killer? In 2005, Kerri Rawson heard a knock on the door of her apartment. When she opened it, an FBI agent informed her that her father had been arrested for murdering ten people, including two children. It was then that she learned her father was the notorious serial killer known as BTK, a name he'd given himself that described the horrific way he committed his crimes: bind, torture, kill. As news of his capture spread, Wichita celebrated the end of a thirty-one-year nightmare.
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- Genres
- Autobiographies
- Published
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Nashville, Tennessee :
Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
[2019]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- x, 326 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781400201754
- Author Note
- Prologue: Stubbornness Might Be Enough
- Part I. Hold On to Your Foundations
- 1. What Doesn't Kill You
- 2. Believe in Good Beginnings
- 3. Hope for Happily Ever After
- 4. Weave Among the Pines Like a Tomboy
- 5. Go Comet Hunting in the Winter
- 6. Have Adventures, Because Life Is Fragile
- 7. Allow Yourself to Grieve
- 8. Attempt to Outrun What Haunts You
- 9. ... Makes You Stronger
- Part II. Make Your Way Through the Wilderness
- 10. Know and Respect Your Limitations ... Yeah, Right
- 11. Miscalculations of the Ego Can Be Deadly
- 12. The Milky Way Makes an Excellent Nightlight
- 13. Find a Stream in the Wasteland
- 14. If It's Good Enough for Tadpoles, It's Good Enough for You
- 15. Coming Back from the Abyss Doesn't Have to Be So Dramatic
- Part III. Love Will Never Fail You
- 16. Find a Hope and a Future
- 17. Fall in Love at Least Once in Your Life
- 18. Make a Place of Your Own
- 19. Head Down the Wedding Aisle, Even If You Have to Hobble
- 20. Some Carpet Cleaners Can Leave Unexpected Results
- 21. Don't Say Goodbye-Say "See Ya in a While"
- Part IV. When All Else Has Fallen Away
- 22. Offer the FBI Your DNA-It's Just Easier That Way
- 23. All Reality Can Sometimes Be Lost
- 24. Don't Google for an Alibi
- 25. Media Circuses Belong in Big Tops, Not Apartments
- Part V. Seek Refuge
- 26. Respite Can Be Found Thousands of Feet in the Air
- 27. There is Safety in Numbers
- 28. Maybe Love Is Enough
- 29. Leave the Crime Solving to the Experts
- 30. Light Will Overcome the Darkness
- Part VI. Stand on Your Rock
- 31. Long Distance Can Offer Sanity
- 32. At Some Point You Have to Face Your Fears Head-On
- 33. Most Folks Are Good and Intend You No Harm
- 34. Fight for Those You Love
- 35. Refuse to Let the Bad Stuff Win
- 36. Try to Hold On to the Good Times
- 37. Truth and Justice Can Hurt
- 38. 175 Years Is a Long Time
- Part VII. Binding Up a Broken Heart
- 39. Keep Faith in the Good
- 40. A Desert Is a Great Place to Hide
- 41. PTSD Blows Chunks
- 42. Therapy Might Just Save Your Life
- 43. Laugh or Cry to Survive
- 44. Grit Your Teeth and Keep Going
- 45. Put Your Armor On
- 46. Try to Forgive
- Epilogue: On the Good Days
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- About the Author