A Serial Killer's Daughter by Kerri Rawson

A Serial Killer's Daughter

My Story of Faith, Love, and Overcoming (an Insider's Look at the True Crime Story of the BTK Killer, Dennis Rader)

Kerri Rawson, Devon O'day, Thomas Nelson

Thomas Nelson · Print & ebook · February 18, 2020

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Read the shocking true story now featured in the Netflix documentary My Father, The BTK Killer.

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Who it’s for
A personal, faith-forward vantage on a notorious true-crime story, with room for conversation.
Genres
Serial Killers, Personal Memoirs, Christian Memoirs
Published
Thomas Nelson, February 18, 2020

About this book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Read the shocking true story now featured in the Netflix documentary My Father, The BTK Killer. What is it like to learn that your ordinary, loving father is a serial killer? Discover the true story behind the BTK killer, as told by those closest to him. In 2005, Kerri Rawson opened the door of her apartment to greet an FBI agent who shared the shocking news that her father had been arrested for murdering ten people, including two children.

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That's also when she first learned that her father was the notorious serial killer known as BTK, a name he'd given himself that described the horrific way he committed his crimes: bind, torture, kill. As news of his capture spread, the city of Wichita celebrated the end of a thirty-one-year nightmare. For Kerri Rawson, another was just beginning. In the weeks and years that followed, Kerri was plunged into a black hole of horror and disbelief. The same man who had been a loving father, a devoted husband, church president, Boy Scout leader, and a public servant had been using their family as a cover for his heinous crimes since before she was born. Everything she had believed about her life had been a lie. Written with candor and extraordinary courage, A Serial Killer's Daughter is an unflinching exploration of life with one of America's most infamous killers and an astonishing tale of personal and spiritual transformation. A Serial Killer's Daughter will give you the encouragement you need to learn how to: - Pick up the pieces of your life when everything falls apart - Begin to heal from the long-lasting effects of violence - Trust that light will overcome the darkness Kerri Rawson's story offers the hope of reclaiming sanity in the midst of madness, rebuilding a life in the shadow of death, and learning to forgive the unforgivable.

Inside the Story

A personal, faith-forward vantage on a notorious true-crime story, with room for conversation.

Come here for

  • insider true-crime perspective
  • faith and family under pressure

Expect

  • candid, reflective voice
  • identity and belief in the wake of horror

Where it sits

Serial Killers78%
Personal Memoirs54%
Christian Memoirs38%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Criminals & Outlaws
  • Personal Memoirs
  • Surviving Abuse
  • Christian Memoirs
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  • Grief & Loss
  • Criminology
  • Murder & Homicide
  • Serial Killers
Authors
Kerri Rawson, Devon O'day, Thomas Nelson
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Published
February 18, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Criminals & Outlaws