The Poison Tree: A True Story of Family Terror

The Poison Tree: A True Story of Family Terror

Edgar Award The shocking account of a Wyoming father who terrorized his family for years—until his children plotted a deadly solution.

One cold November night, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, fifteen-year-old R…

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