When I spoke to survivor, Betty Lee Hanson over the phone in January of 2012, she told me the horrifying story of her escape from a serial killer on Christmas night, 1973. Betty Lee was 15-years-old. I was 3-years-old and still remember the brand new kitchen I got from Santa that year. My mother tells me it took them hours to put together and they finally went to bed at 3 am. While I was sleeping in bed after a huge Christmas with all the wonder of childhood, Betty Lee was going through Hell. She was fighting for her life in the middle of a blizzard, on the side of the highway, face to face with serial killer, Ralph Andrews.
Betty Lee survived a stab to the heart and lived to testify against Andrews many times. This is my first non-fiction book and I'm proud to take on this project. If you ask Betty Lee why she wants this book written, she'll tell you this: "For all the dead girls. These girls want this story written."
When Betty Lee uttered those words to me, a chill snaked down my spine and I knew I had to write this book.
THE PREY THAT GOT AWAY is Coming soon!
And this book is for all the dead girls. May you all rest in peace.
~Alisha
3 comments:
Looking forward to reading Betty's story and the story of all the dead girls! Thank you for taking this project on!
Wow, a chill raced down my spine too. What a horrific thing for anyone to go through- BUT a story of hope- also.
AND what an exciting project for you Alisha! Please let me know when it comes out as I would LOVE to read this!!! And even feature it on my blog!
Best of luck!
Andrea
Wow, what a story. If anyone can tell this story the way it should be told, it's you, Alisha. I'd love to help crit the ms. :-) xoxo
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