A mother and her three young children are found murdered in their beds. The apparent weapons, an ax and butcher knife, lay nearby. A month later the husband and father, who was away on a business trip when the bodies were found, is accused of the killings and faces trial on a case based on completely circumstantial evidence. A New York Times best-seller, this book has now been updated with additional content and photos. Readers often comment they must remind themselves this story is real, that truth indeed is stranger than fiction.