I returned home from military service, hoping to see my wife’s smile. Instead, I found a coffin in the middle of the living room. “She d:ied in childbirth…”

Mother looked down.

The jury did not.

Margaret was convicted of second-degree murder, unlawful imprisonment, child endangerment, and fraud. She received thirty-eight years. Caleb pleaded guilty to manslaughter, forgery, evidence tampering, and conspiracy. He received fourteen.

The funeral director who rushed Emily’s burial lost his license and testified continue reading …