Cover of Mother's Day

Mother's Day

Shades of a horrifying Grimm's fairy tale color this true story of a mother who murders her own two daughters when they grow to be more beautiful than she. With the help of her sons, Theresa Cross successfully carried out the hideous indeed—going unpunished for nine years, until her youngest daughter's persistence finally brought her down.

Subject
true crime
Genre
crime
Setting
California
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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