Taken from Home: a Family, a Dark Secret, and a Brutal Murder

Jacket Description/Back: A missing mother and daughter. Grand Junction, Colorado, 2001: When Michael Blagg's adoring wife, Jennifer, and his six year-old-daughter, Abby, disappeared from their home, Michael led the charge to find them, even going so far as to make a nationwide appeal on "Good Morning America" for information. But seven months later, investigators found Jennifer's remains in a Mesa County landfill, and things took a darker turn A husband and father shrouded in suspicion. Jennifer had been shot in the head, investigators discovered, and Abby was nowhere to be found. While Michael, a respected prayer-group leader, played the part of grieving survivor, authorities became increasingly suspicious There was blood evidence in the back of the family's van. Was Blagg a cold-blooded killer? A religious fanatic? This is the terrifying true story of what happened when Jennifer and Abby Blagg were TAKEN FROM HOME* With 8 pages of shocking photographs *"Biographical Note: Eric Francis is a "People" "Magazine "journalist and author whose books include "Broken Vows "and "The Dartmouth Murders." He lives in Vermont. Publisher Marketing: Grand Junction, Colorado, 2001: When Michael Blagg's adoring wife, Jennifer, and his six year-old-daughter, Abby, disappeared from their home, Michael led the charge to find them, even going so far as to make a nationwide appeal on "Good Morning America" for information. But seven months later, investigators found Jennifer's remains in a Mesa County landfill, and things took a darker turn... Jennifer had been shot in the head, investigators discovered, and Abby was nowhere to be found. While Michael, a respected prayer-group leader, played the part of grieving survivor, authorities became increasingly suspicious There was blood evidence in the back of the family's van. Was Blagg a cold-blooded killer? A religious fanatic? This is the terrifying true story of what happened when Jennifer and Abby Blagg were...

Contributor Bio:  Francis, Eric Eric Francis is a freelance reporter and photojournalist whose work has appeared in dozens of newspapers and magazines in over 30 countries. A staff correspondent for "People Magazine", Francis has also covered several notable murder cases for "The New York Times, The Boston Globe", and "Time Magazine". His books include "Broken Vows" and "The Dartmouth Murders. "He lives on the Vermont-New Hampshire border and was one of the first reporters on the scene of the Zantop double homicide in January 2001.