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Raised by a Serial Killer

Discovering the Truth About My Father

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Raised by a Serial Killer

By: April Balascio
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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.

©2024 April Balascio (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio Crime Murder Serial Killers True Crime Exciting Cold Case

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Riveting Memoir • Compelling Thriller • Authentic Author Narration • Traumatic Childhood Account • Resilient Survival Story
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Good book-I feel for this lady & her family. I hope she knows love & kindness for the rest of her days! I was really saddened at her mother’s behavior… I think her mom is definitely complicit in the abuse. I did have to speed book up to 1.2, I feel the reading was slow, halting and a little childlike. Her father deserved far worse than he got.

My heart goes out to this lady!

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I am sad that April went through all this and glad that she shared her story. However, the reading cadence was difficult to overlook and jarring.

Enjoyed the story but not the narration

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I'm writing this review when the author is nearly done with high school. I have several hours to go, but I'm so impressed with the book that I'm motivated to recommend it as soon as possible. The author narrates her own story, which lends authenticity and atmosphere to the telling. People often wonder why spouses and children in the orbits of such appalling characters as the author's father don't run away sooner than they do. But the fine details of this family's predicament reveal the attachments and conditioning which immobilize them, along with the extreme danger of leaving such a vicious and vengeful person. This is not a hard book to hear because we can hear in the author's voice that she was adaptable, strong and courageous in ways that allowed her to survive. I believe her siblings and mother were too. There's no gratuitous description of the father's crimes. It's well-worth reading.

Authentic, sympathetic and well done

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Just wow. This was so engaging and raw and personal. Simply an excellent autobiography. The fact that it was narrated by the author only made it more engaging.

Excellent

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Book was so good! I enjoyed every minute of it. And also enjoyed the one who read it.

Resilience the author had

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This story of a traumatic childhood and revelation of her father’s true identity and past criminal acts is riveting.

April’s growth and bravery to fight through a painful childhood and become a successful, stable adult with compassion.

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Excellent all the way through! Thank you for sharing your story! You deserve all the b

Excellent!

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I was deeply touched emotionally by this true account and the feelings of my youth being so “normal” in comparison. A must read!

Raw truth and vulnerability of characters

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Well done. The unfolding story of the brutal existence survived by the family of a killer. Violence against people, children, animals. Harsh but it is the reality.

up close and personal look at life with a psychopath

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I’m always cautious when the author narrates their own book but April Belascio’s voice actually adds to the book’s authenticity.

If I were curating a book list for new teachers, I’d add this. As I was listening, I recalled some students who left suddenly with no forwarding address. April’s willingness to recall painful events gives us insight into the lives of children whose parents neglect and abuse them.

I really appreciated April’s ability to explain how she continued to love her complicit mother because she, too, was a victim.

Thank you, April Balascio.

Balascio’s voice adds authenticity

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