By Their Father’s Hand
The True Story of the Wesson Family Massacre
by Monte Francis
During the
time of Scott Peterson’s trial, there was another California
tragedy--several members of the Wesson family were murdered. The
Wesson family was a family full of incest, abuse, and instability.
On a fateful March 2004 day, several of the children were shot and
their father, Marcus Wesson, was charged with their murders.
The story of
Marcus Wesson and his family is very disturbing. Marcus Wesson appears
to think that he is a religious figure and keeps the woman of his
family close at hand. He conceived children with his daughters and
nieces through manipulation. There was allegedly a secret murder/suicide
pact made with the daughters and that comes into the question of
what really happened on March 12, 2004.
As
with many true crime novels, By Their Father’s Hand
follows Marcus Wesson’s childhood, his trial, and his punishment.
Monte Francis did try to get Marcus Wesson’s side of the story
which was not always possible. In reading what Marcus Wesson wrote,
it seems that he continues to try to manipulate people to get what
he wants.
This
is a debut novel for Monte Francis, and he did a good job in covering
the facts and trying to get all the information that he could possibly
get in covering this horrific story.
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