{"product_id":"deadly-devotion-alysia-sofios-9781476786940","title":"Deadly Devotion","description":"\u003cb\u003eEven the most avid true crime fans will be shocked by the story of Marcus Wesson of Fresno, California, the worst mass-murderer in the city's history. But the horrors he inflicted upon his family are nothing compared to the strength of the survivors, and one brave reporter who risked everything to help them.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginally published as \u003ci\u003eWhere Hope Begins\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For decades, the family of Marcus Wesson--his wife, Elizabeth, and seventeen children--lived sequestered in a social and emotional prison, enduring his tyrannical reign of physical, sexual, and mental abuse. Then came the terrible day when a family confrontation erupted into a harrowing standoff: with police and SWAT teams descending on a small blue house in central Fresno, Marcus Wesson murdered nine of his children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Television reporter Alysia Sofios got the first tip about Wesson's arrest and was witness to every twist and turn of the horrific case through to Wesson's trial. Risking her job and her life to offer friendship and support to the traumatized family members--scarred by memories and guilt, reviled for having the Wesson name--Sofios chronicles the case that shocked the nation, and gives voice to their astounding stories of survival. This is a stunning account of healing from one man's unimaginable acts, and how each, in time, learned to break free from a deadly devotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alysia Sofios, Caitlin Rother\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476786941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476786940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 4.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Alysia Sofios","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935554601215,"sku":"9781476786940","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6389b6be-4f88-4cc0-841e-1cbd8570f208.jpg?v=1681420476","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deadly-devotion-alysia-sofios-9781476786940","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}