While they slept

By Kathryn Harrison

Subjects: Murder, oregon, Problem families, Dysfunctional families, Case studies, Murder, New York Times reviewed, Parricide, Abusive parents

Description: 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.