Author's Note

This book took me three years to write. I spent the first year researching: browsing newspaper articles, reviewing the heavily redacted FBI file I received under the Freedom of Information Act, reading the disinheritance case, and finding and interviewing the people who are still alive who could tell me about my grandparents, the Spellbound, and the other individuals involved in the incident. Then the daily grind of life with three children took over. It was the publishing of a book which included limited information about the Spellbound by a best-selling author that prompted me to ignore the pressure of my daily life and finish what I had started so the full story of my grandparent's death would be told.

This book is meant to provide you, the reader, with all of the information I collected so you can sleuth out for yourself what happened to my grandparents, Jody and Loren Edwards. I look forward to hearing your theories and hopefully discovering new information from someone out there who may have an additional piece of the puzzle I have yet to discover. While all information provided here is based on my extensive research, it is only my opinion and interpretation of the events. Remember, the events took place more than 30 years ago and alas, memories can be faulty things. I have chosen to use the first person to describe the primary people involved in the death of my grandparents, including my grandparents, based on what I learned through my research. I hope you can accept this literary style choice. It is my feeling it will give you a more intimate view of the people involved.

In the processes of discussing the death of my grandparents, I spoke with many others who were also touched by unsolved crimes. They too seek answers to what happened to their loved ones. It is my hope to continue to provide readers with more cases for you to sleuth out what happened in order to provide hope to the countless others who have experienced such loss.

I am grateful to everyone who has assisted me in finishing this book. Many contributed in various ways from watching my children while I worked, proof reading, providing constructive criticism, offering legal and professional advice, to listening to me debate what happened to my grandparents over and over again. I am forever in the debt of my mom who encouraged me to continue even at the risk of another family rift. And to my husband, I must say thank you for his unfailing support, he has been here for me through everything - I love you.

Kara

Note: All information contained in this book is the opinion and interpretation of the author. The names of some individuals tangential to the story have been changed. Chapters written in the first person are written by the author and are fiction based on conversations either with or about the person. I have taken small liberties regarding inconsequential details to facilitate the presentation of the known facts.