Sins of the Father: The Landmark Franklin Case : a Daughter, a Memory, and a Murder"Haunting and heroic...SINS OF THE FATHER sets itself apart from other true-crime thrillers....A story of the paraylyzing power of memories." LOS ANGELES TIMES On a lovely fall day in 1969, a peaceful middle-class suburb, Eileen Franklin's father raped and killed her best friend, Susan. And then she repressed the memory for nearly twenty years. Soon Eileen was assaulted with memories of her violent family life, and her own terror, pain, and loneliness. As a child, she had never expected to live very long, and now she understood the reason why--and that she would have to act in the name of justice.... |
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... rape and other sexual abuse into my identity . Rape counseling , which I felt I deserved , was not available to me now because of the trial . I did not know how to think about or respond to sex now that I knew how painful , terrifying ...
... rape and other sexual abuse into my identity . Rape counseling , which I felt I deserved , was not available to me now because of the trial . I did not know how to think about or respond to sex now that I knew how painful , terrifying ...
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... rape made that shoul- der hurt again . To discuss the rape , I have to think about it in detail . When I think about it , the memory of the pain overrides my ability to describe it well . Mostly , I want to run screaming from it . I ...
... rape made that shoul- der hurt again . To discuss the rape , I have to think about it in detail . When I think about it , the memory of the pain overrides my ability to describe it well . Mostly , I want to run screaming from it . I ...
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... rape in detail for the first time that week had left me feeling newly aware of the encounter , and newly raped . As Barry continued in his attempt to seduce me , the words from the rape echoed in my head , " She's gonna like this , huh ...
... rape in detail for the first time that week had left me feeling newly aware of the encounter , and newly raped . As Barry continued in his attempt to seduce me , the words from the rape echoed in my head , " She's gonna like this , huh ...
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