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In 1981, the daughter of Garrett Wilson-a man prone to money-problems and extra-marital affairs-apparently succumbed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In 1987, remarried and blessed with a new child, Garrett suffered another loss when his infant son also seemed to fall victim to SIDS. The tragedy remained unexplainable and inexplicable to everyone-except for his wife, Missy… Seven years later, Missy, who was now divorced from Garrett, made shocking accusations that her philandering ex was a baby-killer. For Garrett, who had married a third time and fathered another child, his sordid history as a womanizer and a thief finally caught up with him… Did Garrett trade his children’s lives for the payoffs he could expect from their $190,000 insurance policies? Or was he the victim of a scorned wife who held seething fantasies of revenge, and a scapegoat for obsessive prosecutors and a bloodthirsty public? A stunning investigation into unimaginable crimes and medical mysteries, WHILE INNOCENTS SLEPT will disturb and outrage you…AUTHORBIO: ADRIAN HAVILL is the author of The Spy Who Stayed Out in the Cold: The Secret Life of FBI Double Agent Robert Hanssen, Born Evil, and The Mother, the Son, and the Socialite: The True Story of a Mother-Son Crime. He has also written several biographies, including The Last Mogul: The Unauthorized Biography of Jack Kent Cooke, Deep Truth: The Lives of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, and Man of Steel: The Career and Courage of Christopher Reeve, and contributed to Juice: The O.J. Simpson Tragedy. He lives in Virginia with his wife, Georgiana. They have two children.Amazon.com Review
Billed as a medical thriller, this unsavory story focuses on the troubled life of Garrett Wilson, the father of two infants who mysteriously died in their cribs in the 1980s. Wilson is not an easy person to like: he’s a womanizer, a liar, and a thief. But is he a murderer? Author Adrian Havill, better known for biographies of more appealing characters such as Christopher Reeve and Bob Woodward, maintains a journalist’s impartiality throughout the story and utilizes an abrupt, matter-of-fact writing style, never hinting at Wilson’s guilt or innocence until the trial verdict at the end. Readers may find it difficult to keep track of the many characters that appear–particularly since there is no single, distinct voice telling the story–but more than a dozen black-and-white photographs help keep the faces straight. The medical angle of the mystery, with its detailed look at sudden infant death syndrome, adds interest and intrigue. –Jodi Mailander Farrell
While Innocents Slept: A Story of Revenge, Murder, and SIDS
