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Raised by a Serial Killer by April Balascio

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Raised by a Serial Killer

Discovering the Truth About My Father

by April Balascio

Narrator April Balascio

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Length 13 hours 38 minutes

Language English

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“This book is a testament to human resilience in the face of unspeakable tragedy. While sometimes extremely difficult to listen to, April Belasco has written a gripping memoir documenting her and her father’s lives and the impact his crimes and unstable behavior had on her and many others. But her story has an untraditional turn, as she turns her father in and fights to heal the wrongs he committed, which adds a hopeful third act on her difficult story. ”
— Will • Newtown Bookshop

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“This story was equal parts fascinating, heartbreaking, and infuriating. My heart goes out to all affected by this one man and his actions. I can't even begin to imagine what growing up with him was like. I also can't begin to imagine the proverbial nads it took to call the police and report a family member, or to sit down with years of extensive trauma and put together a cohesive overview of my life or my family's lives. If you like true crime or psychology, you'd enjoy this. Great narration as well.”
— Victoria • Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore

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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.

Biography & Memoir True Crime Nonfiction

April Balascio is the daughter of American serial killer Edward Wayne Edwards and the feature of the acclaimed 2019 true crime podcast The Clearing. She lives in the Florida panhandle.