Raised By A Serial Killer: April Balascio's Story
Growing up, April Balascio remembers constantly moving across the country at her father's will. Her father was Edward Wayne Edwards, a man who could either be the life of the party, or a violently abusive. As an adult, April was still haunted by her father's mysterious actions, so she began to dig deeper. However, her investigation uncovered a dark and sinister truth: her father was a serial killer.
Author and subject of The Clearing podcast April Balascio details her life story, the shocking revelation of her father's identity, and how she worked to bring him down, as detailed in her new book, Raised By A Serial Killer .
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