The untold story behind the hit true crime podcast The Clearing, this unforgettable memoir traces one daughter’s moving quest to understand her larger-than-life childhood as she searches for the truth about her father, the serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards. One evening in 2009, April Balascio was searching online, as she had been every night, for unsolved murders in the towns her family had lived growing up, when she stumbled across the latest investigations into the “Sweetheart Murders” cold case. All at once, the buried memories of her father’s dark history were awakened, and she knew she had to take action. She picked up the phone to call a detective and the rest is infamous true crime history. In her unflinching memoir, Balascio bravely reveals an astonishing tale of a lifetime of manipulation, unexplained upheavals, and silent fear. Some part of her had always known what her father was capable of, but the full truth of how she came to these revelations is as riveting as it is quietly terrifying. Through searing storytelling, dedicated research, and intimate insight, Raised by a Serial Killer is a gripping, courageous memoir unlike any other.
This is a great book if you like to read this type of subject. It's put together well and easy to follow. It mainly follows her life starting from childhood and what she endured, to how she suspected her father was a killer, to the aftermath. A few chapters about Edward's earlier days are peppered in, but at the beginning of each chapter is the year it occurred so it's easy to follow. His poor family was put through hell, and honestly, I wish he'd had to endure a few more miserable years in jail before he died. I think he got off easy; he lived a full life before getting caught and died fairly soon after being imprisoned. A well written book-highly recommend!
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