Raised by a Serial Killer: Discovering the Truth about My Father

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.

Author: April Balascio
Publisher: Gallery Books
Published: 12/03/2024
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.1lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781982177034


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/28/2024
Booklist 11/01/2024 pg. 9
BookPage 12/01/2024

About the Author
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.