On a beautiful street in Sacramento County, California, three healthy saplings stand side by side. The man who planted these trees did so in honor of three innocent people who were killed, a mother and her two children. This man was the husband and father of the three victims. He was also the one who murdered them.

Can anyone believe that only after the fourth death, when the murderer’s mother died, did suspicions really get out of hand? You better believe it because that’s exactly what happened. Considering that bruises were found in the autopsy of the wife and later when the children also died, surely the case should have been investigated. The tragedy of this story is that the children’s deaths could have been prevented if the proper concerns had been raised in the autopsy of wife Irene. There were bruises after all.

Carlton Smith wrote this book specifically to involve the reader in evaluating all available evidence and facts. You, as the reader, are involved from start to finish. I felt part of this research and it worked for me. What I couldn’t and still can’t understand is how the real people involved didn’t get as mad as I did, and I was just an observer reading this book.

As a rule, people believe that only professions like being a doctor or a nurse involve dealing with people’s lives, but this book made me realize how every profession, if not done right, can have an impact on life. of people and I feel that many people do not weigh the consequences of their actions in relation to the impact their actions may have on others. However, a person performing an autopsy must truly realize the impact of their findings when performing an autopsy. We thought, well, the person is already dead, right? But what about the other people who might die later at the hands of the person who got away with it? Carlton Smith is as always excellent. His ability to draw the reader into his books and live the story is brilliant. This is a common thread in Carlton Smith’s books.

I suggest hitting the web for reviews from other readers before purchasing a true crime story book online.