{"product_id":"mothers-day-9781504023153","title":"Mother's Day","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe true story of Theresa Knorr, the twisted child abuser who murdered her daughters--with the help of her sons--told by a former \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reporter.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In June 1985, Theresa Cross Knorr dumped her daughter Sheila's body in California's desolate High Sierra. She had beaten Sheila unconscious in their Sacramento apartment days earlier, then locked her in a closet to die. But this wasn't the first horrific crime she'd committed against her own children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The previous summer, Knorr had shot Sheila's sister Suesan, then ordered her son to dig the bullet out of the girl's back with a knife to hide the evidence. The infection that resulted led to delirium--at which point Knorr and her two sons drove Suesan into the mountains, doused her with gasoline, and set her on fire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It would be almost a decade before her youngest daughter, Terry Knorr Graves, revealed her mother's history of unfathomable violence. At first, she was met with disbelief by law enforcement and even her own therapist. But eventually, the truth about her monstrous abuse emerged--and here, an award-winning journalist details the jealousy, rage, and domineering behavior that escalated into homicide and shattered a family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A former reporter for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of true-crime classics including \u003ci\u003eAngel of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, about serial killer Randy Kroft, and \u003ci\u003eBlood Cold\u003c\/i\u003e, about Robert Blake and Bonny Lee Bakley, Dennis McDougal reveals the shocking depths of depravity behind a case that made headlines across the nation. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDennis McDougal is the author of eleven books, including \u003ci\u003eDylan: The Biography\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Mogul: Lew Wasserman, MCA, and the Hidden History of Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e, and the true-crime books \u003ci\u003eAngel of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMother's Day\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a coauthor of \u003ci\u003eBlood Cold: Fame, Sex, and Murder in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e. Formerly an investigative reporter for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, McDougal began covering movies and media for the same newspaper in 1983 and, more recently, for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. His journalism has won over fifty honors, including the National Headliners Award and the Peabody Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50339521233170,"sku":"9781504023153","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c39836b9-d3a3-4bee-8d3e-3cbbdb419690.jpg?v=1728006579","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mothers-day-9781504023153","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}