The Preacher's Son A True Story of Murder in North Carolina

by Chandler-Willis, Lynn

• ISBN13: 9780312978075
• ISBN10: 0312978073
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-18
• Publisher: St. Martin's True Crime

Summary

Patricia Blakley's vow to love, honor, and obey... Pleasant Garden, North Carolina seemed like a God-fearing community where simple dreams came true. For Patricia Blakley it was church on Sundays and a loving family. Her prayers were answered in Ted Kimble, a fellow Christian and son of a local preacher. Then one afternoon, Patricia's charred body was found among the remains of her burned-out home. But it wasn't an out-of-control fire that killed sweet Patricia Kimble. It was a bullet to the back of the skull. Soon Ted Kimble's wall of lies came tumbling down... ...became a pact with the devil... The investigation not only revealed the cold-blooded motive behind the crime, but the startling revelation that Ted Kimble's own flesh and blood helped him. How could a woman of such purity and innocence fall in love with such irredeemable evil? Through Patricia's heartbreaking diary entries and interviews with friends and family, Preacher's Son answers the question in a stunning tale of blind love, deadly secrets, and murder that would forever shatter the security and calm of Pleasant Garden.

Author Biography

Lynn Chandler-Willis is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina. She studied journalism while attending Greensboro College. In 1996, Chandler-Willis left corporate America and founded the Pleasant Garden Post, a biweekly newspaper for which she is publisher and editor. The paper was a 1999 recipient of an Outstanding Community Service Award. Chandler-Willis is a member of the Writer's Group of the Triad in Greensboro, NC and also a member of the Mystery Writer's of America. She continues to make her home in North Carolina with her son Garey and daughter Nina.