I am so saddened for you both!!

I would like to apologize to you both on behalf of society. Society failed you both in so many screwed up ways. I had never heard of your case before seeing the episode of 20/20. I write my review to you both. I know that it seems that the entire world was full of bad people but not everyone is like this. There are a few good people out there. I feel so bad to both of you! Thank you for sharing your story! I can't even describe how sad and astonishing your story is! I'm glad you made this book and I hope it is through stories such as this that we can fix the severe cop problems in our world! Speechless! Your story leaves me speechless. How anyone could ever treat you both this way? I hope that you both will be able to live out the rest of your lives as happy as possible despite all of this awful trama. Your story will always be in the back of my mind. I am so sorry you guys had to experience this : (

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Travesty

This is a true travesty and miscarriage of justice. Glad they were compensated.
The narrations are over the top and looses its impact halfway through the book.
Would have preferred the straight facts

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Victim F

I thought I would like this story bc I like “real life” crime. This story is a real story. The story is way toooooooo long.

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A Rage Inducing Story

This is a story that needs to be told and heard. The crime is total insanity, but the way the police handled the victims of that crime is somehow worse in many ways. It’s disgusting. At one point they have people reading the online comments directed at Denise and it’s terrifying to know that these are our neighbors. Denise and Aaron are inspirational in so many ways. The strength and grace in which they handled themselves is simply astounding.

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Compelling, for more complex reasons than planned

First of all, make no mistake who the bad guys are in this story. It's the perpetrator of the crime, the police and the FBI. Nothing can justify what happened to these two people. That being stated, I have to say that I'm not entirely sure I found them all that sympathetic. I'm almost certain I wouldn't particularly like Denise or Aaron in real life. They come off (in their own words, mind you!) as entitled, self-involved and most discouragingly, woefully unself-aware of their privilege. Perhaps someone should tell them that parties in wine country, a grandfather offering 10 grand a year to his grandchildren (even with strings attached), and having families where you have the opportunity to be embarrassed for asking them to help pay your legal fees, might be an indication that your starting out in life ahead of a great deal of others. Yet the listener is repeatedly reminded how their achievements are down to their own intestinal fortitude and dedication. With as much therapy as they advocate, perhaps that's their coping mechanism. Similarly, be wary of any person who claims to have moved beyond their partner's betrayals, and demonstrates it by stating that they've forgiven them, over and over again. Yeah, that's completely healthy.

What this boils down to for me, though, is that I did feel the frustration and anger, at the indifference, incompetence and malice directed towards them, particularly by the police and FBI, even as the victims were not terribly likable. How Kafka-esque is it to attempt to deny the claim that you are self-absorbed, narcissistic liars, when you are in fact self-absorbed and narcissistic, but not necessarily liars? A tough road, indeed. It's a engaging story, and ultimately refreshing to recognize, despite the self-aggrandizement, that even highly imperfect people deserve support against institutional misconduct.

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A magnificent told story of the horrible event

As Denise and Aaron explain in their book, what would you do if the police who are sworn to protect you are determined that you are guilty of a crime you were actually the victim of? Luckily for Denice and Aaron a separate police department solved the crime and the rest is history, or is it? Unfortunately for Denice and Aaron the horrific tragedy will not ever just be in the past and my heart goes out to them.

This is a must read or a must listen to book that will I believe every one should learn from. Listen to this audio book and learn “never talk to the police unless you have a lawyer present”!

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Wow.

This was a great true crime book. Written from the perspective of both the victims made the series of events easy to follow. The narration was also fantastic- for both voices. I didn’t know anything about this case before I started the book which made it even more gripping.

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Intriguing Story

This was a west coast story and I'm an east coast guy so I did not remember the actual events but I found it captivating.

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I support Denise and Aaron

Denise and Aaron, I support you completely and I am terribly sorry you went through this. Thank you for sharing your story.

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Why are some people so evil!

I am amazed at this case ! I can not believe these poor people were put through this and there family members! Shocking police can care more about there egos instead of doing the right thing ! I hope this book makes them rich beyond belief and they will live the rest of there lives happy ! God bless Aaron and Denise !