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In *Before He Wakes*, Jerry Bledsoe chronicles the shocking unraveling of Barbara Stager’s life in Durham, North Carolina. Once hailed as a devoted mother, loving wife, and church leader, Stager’s narrative crumbles under investigative scrutiny. After the tragic death of her current husband, high‑school coach Russ, she claims an accidental shooting. Yet detectives uncover unsettling patterns: her prior husband's death under similar circumstances, compulsive lies, extravagant spending, and sexual promiscuity. The book delves into Stager’s concealed crimes, her rising suspicion, and the psychological motives behind her actions, offering a meticulous case study of a woman who orchestrated an almost perfect murder.
First publish date: 1994
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Jerry Bledsoe
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