Quotes from Kathryn Casey

Why is eight years old middle-aged?" he asked a detective one day. When the man asked what Tim meant, he said, "Laura died at sixteen. For her, eight was middle-aged.

And Colton used her, treated her like a muddy little dog.

Fred's Jewish students recited the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer of mourning. "He who makes peace in His heights, may He make peace upon us and upon all Israel," they read.

Nearly all the bodies were found in or near water. Yet it was obviously not for its healing qualities. Why? "Water washes away evidence. It makes it harder to solve the crimes," an aging investigator told me. "They know that.

Loni would recall that period as great fun, saying that she worked while Piper stayed home and kept the house and cooked dinners. During the week, Fred had the children, but on weekends they joined Piper at Loni's.

For my husband, who's been with me through all the good times and the bad. Life is a journey, an adventure. How wonderful to have a trusted companion.