To Kill or Be Killed: A True Crime Memoir From Prison

A convicted murderer tells the story of the years of domestic abuse she endured that drove her to kill her police sergeant husband.

The day we met in October of 1997, I was working at the District Court in Traverse City, Michigan as a Deputy Clerk. It was like most other days with arraignments, sentencings, civil case hearings and the like. People shuffling in and out, everyone taking care of their important business with court appearances, document filings, paying tickets, fines and bondin...