The Alley

Post-World War II Nashville is a city of veterans returning from war, a growing homeless population still reeling in the aftermath of the Depression, an emerging African-American community, and women fighting to keep the jobs they filled when the war raged in Europe.

It is also the perfect backdrop for a predator hiding in plain sight.

The Teasdale family lives in North Nashville, a community of laborers. William Teasdale operates a blacksmith shop that opens into an alley adjacent to their h...