Taken from Home, Eric Francis
Taken from Home, Eric Francis
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Taken from Home
A Father, a Dark Secret, and a Brutal Murder

Author: Eric Francis

Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 12/12/2017

Synopsis

Grand Junction, Colorado, 2001: When Michael Blagg’s adoring wife, Jennifer, and his six year-old-daughter, Abby, disappeared from their home, Michael led the charge to find them, even going so far as to make a nationwide appeal on Good Morning America for information. But seven months later, investigators found Jennifer’s remains in a Mesa County landfill, and things took a darker turn....Jennifer had been shot in the head, investigators discovered, and Abby was nowhere to be found. While Michael, a respected prayer-group leader, played the part of grieving survivor, authorities became increasingly suspicious There was blood evidence in the back of the family’s van. Was Blagg a cold-blooded killer? A religious fanatic? This is the terrifying true story of what happened when Jennifer and Abby Blagg were....Taken from Home

About Eric Francis

Eric Francis is a People Magazine journalist and author whose books include Broken Vows and The Dartmouth Murders. He lives in Vermont.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kimba

To date the new year has started out with a heavy work load, thus so far my reads are all the late night variety, which means mostly very light fair from an intellectual standpoint. However, this true crime book about a husband accused of murdering his wife and daughter and hiding their bodies raise......more

Goodreads review by Alisi ☆ wants to read too many books ☆

I'd heard of this case prior. This book really didn't do a good job at making the suspect look guilty. There's literally only one or two things (the fact that the body of his wife was found at the dump in a certain location) that makes it seem like he's guilty.......more

Goodreads review by ♥ Marlene♥

A decent true crime book. I did not know anything beforehand about this case as with most true crimes. When i started reading I did think the wife was crazy, sorry, but I was glad that in the end the author also agreed with me so far that how she "used" God in her life was very unhealthy. I liked ho......more

Goodreads review by Paula

This is a true crime that happened in Grand Junction, CO. I remember it being on TV and in the newspaper. Such a tragic story about the murder of a wife and 6 year old daughter.......more

Goodreads review by Katrin

This was a great book. I loved the way Jennifer Blagg leaned toward God and depended on him for all things.......more

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