We were once a family : a story of love, death, and child removal in America
by Asgarian, Roxanna, 1987- (Author)
Summary
"The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children--and a searing indictment of the American foster care system. On March 26, 2018, rescue workers discovered a crumpled SUV and the bodies of two women and several children at the bottom of a cliff beside t... Full description
- Preface
- Prologue
- "Every time I see you, you take me away"
- A safe place
- The good ol' boys club
- Big-time small-time living
- Across state lines
- "If not us, who?"
- Playing the food card
- "Is it because I'm bad?"
- Dichotomy
- "Kiss your mama"
- "The last little hope I had"
- "Why didn't they call me?"
- "Something I could love unconditionally"
- "Death at the hands of another"
- Best interests of the child
- A final resting place
- Epilogue.