When a wife goes missing, her husband is often the prime suspect in her disappearance. But what happens when she is never found? In some of these cases, the husband was found guilty of murder, without a body.
Missing Wives, Missing Lives focuses on unique cases in which the wife has never been found and the undying efforts of her family as they continue the painful search to bring her home. The book covers decades old cases, such as Jeanette Zapata, who has been missing since 1976, to more recent and widely known cases, such as Stacy Peterson, who has been missing since 2007. Keeping these women’s stories alive may be the key to solving the mystery and bringing them home to their family.
JJ Slate’s debut book depicts thirty shocking true stories of wives that have mysteriously vanished, presumably at the hands of her husband. Countless cases like these have played out under the public spotlight, and many of them have been solved after the wife’s remains have eventually been found. But some of these women remain missing years later, denying the families their right to bury their loved one. Many of these families continue the gruesome search for the remains of their daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, or mother years, even decades, later.
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Missing Wives, Missing Lives focuses on unique cases in which the wife has never been found and the undying efforts of her family as they continue the painful search to bring her home. The book covers decades old cases, such as Jeanette Zapata, who has been missing since 1976, to more recent and widely known cases, such as Stacy Peterson, who has been missing since 2007. Keeping these women’s stories alive may be the key to solving the mystery and bringing them home to their family.
JJ Slate’s debut book depicts thirty shocking true stories of wives that have mysteriously vanished, presumably at the hands of her husband. Countless cases like these have played out under the public spotlight, and many of them have been solved after the wife’s remains have eventually been found. But some of these women remain missing years later, denying the families their right to bury their loved one. Many of these families continue the gruesome search for the remains of their daughter, granddaughter, sister, aunt, or mother years, even decades, later.
MISSING BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN
Name and Date Missing
Jeanette “Jean” Zapata - (October 11, 1976)
Kathleen Durst - (January 31, 1982)
Ruth Homberg - (November 4, 1983)
Annette Craver Vail - (October 22, 1984)
Gail Katz-Bierenbaum- (July 7, 1985)
Marlene McDonald - (December 13, 1986)
Shirley Gibbs Russell - (March 4, 1989)
Maria Guadalupe “Lupe” Montano - (July 7, 1990)
Alice Hummel - (October 6, 1990)
Ann Mineko Racz - (April 22, 1991)
Rachel Aquino Thomas - (September 12, 1991)
Betty “Fran” Gladden-Smith - (September 28, 1991)
Rhonda Kay - (November 6, 1992)
Janet March - (August 15, 1996)
Kimberly Green-Medina - (October 29, 1996)
Patty Vaughan - (December 25, 1996)
Arlene Fraser - (April 28, 1998)
Beth Kutz - (July 27, 2000)
Michele Harris - (September 11, 2001) 9-11
Kathy Stobaugh - (December 29, 2004)
Everilda “Evie” Watson - (July 13, 2006)
Lihau Cao Ekaireb - (October 26, 2006)
Lisa Stebic - (April 30, 2007)
Stacy Peterson - (October 28, 2007)
Rosa Margarita Lisowski - (March 24, 2008)
Dawn Viens - (October 18, 2009)
Susan Cox Powell - (December 6, 2009)
Venus Stewart - (April 26, 2010)
Lori “Woody” Blaylock - (October 28, 2010)
Alethea Taylor - (January 19, 2012)
“A riveting read that paints a vivid picture of disappearing wives whose lives converge toward what the reader knows is a horrifying conclusion. Well researched and written.” —Crime Magazine
"A compendium of some of the most notorious cases where women have disappeared. Too many husbands are literally getting away with murder. We must remember that many of these women were moms as well. The subject of this book is fraught with emotions for the reader. Thousands of women and girls are missing and every day more and more simply vanish. We need more books like this for public awareness. Congratulations to the author on this her debut book. Highly recommended." —Missing Justice Gender Advocacy
"Captivating .... concise research and comprehensive facts, Slate's debut book will intrigue most all readers, not just true crime."
—Publisher's Weekly
Recently published true crime books by RJ Parker Publishing
- Backseat Tragedies: Hot Car Deaths by RJ Parker and JJ Slate
- Social Media Monsters: Internet Killers by RJ Parker and JJ Slate
- The Vampire Next Door: The True Story of the Vampire Rapist by J.T. Hunter
- Parents Who Killed Their Children: Filicide by RJ Parker
- Serial Killers Abridged: An Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
