While Innocents Slept, Adrian Havill
While Innocents Slept, Adrian Havill
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While Innocents Slept
A Story of Revenge, Murder, and SIDS

Author: Adrian Havill

Narrator: Jeff Cummings

Unabridged: 9 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/18/2018

Synopsis

Death seemed to be part of Garrett Wilson's life. Both of his parents had died by the time he was in his early twenties. So friends shrugged when sadly, an infant daughter, and then a son, succumbed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Six years later, after he divorced his wife, Missy, and married another woman, his former spouse became convinced that their child's passing was anything but natural. Was it cold-blooded murder by Garrett, or a quest for revenge by his ex-wife? Missy's own investigation that led to Garrett Wilson's arrest and eventual trial will keep the reader guessing until the final pages. Havill takes us through each stage of this intricate and chilling story all the way to the courtroom, where the jury's stunning verdict is given. Acclaimed author Adrian Havill conducted nineteen in-person interviews with the accused both before and after his trial. He had full access to both the defense and prosecution teams. The result is an unprecedented look at a murder investigation and an edge-of-the-seat real-life medical thriller that stretches from Maryland to Texas and Florida.

About Adrian Havill

Adrian Havill is the author of The Mother, The Son, And the Socialite: The True Story of a Mother-Son Crime. He has also written several biographies, including The Last Mogul: The Unauthorized Biography of Jack Kent Cooke, Deep Truth: The Lives of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, Man of Steel: The Career and Courage of Christopher Reeve, and contributed to Juice: The O.J. Simpson Tragedy. He lives in Virginia with his wife, Georgiana. They have two children.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dennis Littrell on August 06, 2019

Superior true crime tale For true crime fans this is a relatively old story. The book came out in 2001. But if you missed it as I had, I can say it’s worth reading. There is the usual charming sociopath (Garrett Wilson) the women duped (especially his latest—and one hopes last—wife, Vicky Wilson who s......more

Goodreads review by J. on September 22, 2023

the english language isn't advanced enough to describe what this man is. abhorrent comes close. good book, well reported true crime.......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on November 29, 2016

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome was an umbrella term for babies 6 months and younger who just seem to die suddenly. At the time, it was mostly an avoidable death of smothering themselves with blankets and covers but there were those whose death was purposeful. This book covers the deaths of two babies......more

Goodreads review by Louise on April 06, 2009

This is a true story about a man named Garrett Wilson who was accused of murdering two of his children. Did he trade his children's lives for the payoffs he could expect from their $190,000 insurance policies? Or was he the victim of a scorned wife? Read this harrowing true tale and find out because......more

Goodreads review by Reid on May 29, 2016

Not enough going on to sustain 250 pages. This story would be better suited for a 10 page magazine article.......more

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