Jenelle Potter was by all accounts an adult woman that suffered from some learning disabilities and who had been bullied because of that, as well as for having a childlike speaking voice and overprotective parents. She spent a lot of time on the internet, which, as we all know, can have some extremely rude people floating around. Jenelle was introduced to Billy Payne, who in turn introduced her to his cousin, Jaime, and they began dating. Jaime snuck her a cell phone that her parents did not know about and they spent a lot of time texting. (Yes, she was a grown adult. Yes, she still lived at home.) Once Billy Payne began dating, and having a child with someone else, Jenelle claimed that she was a victim of cyber bullying and basically blamed that on Billy and his girlfriend. Jenelle began crying about that to her parents, and a "former classmate and CIA agent" of hers began emailing her Mom talking about how horrible Billy and his girlfriend were......from the same IP address as Jenelle's computer. Imagine that. Unfortunately, Billy Payne and Billie-Jean Hayworth were murdered, with Mr. and Mrs. Potter, Jamie, and Jenelle being implicated.

This book was available on Audible Plus, and I added it to my library because I like true crime, and also because this happened fairly near to where I live. Mountain City, Tennessee, where these murders took place, is just under four hours from my little slice of the state. I had to look this place up, because I had never heard of it, but nevertheless. This case was absolutely bizarre, but tracks for the kind of nonsense that goes on here. It's a shame that Billy and Billie-Jean's son will never know his parents because of someone like Jenelle and those associated with her. The outcome of the case and the sentences handed out seemed a bit weird to me, and I think I would have gone a different way with some of that. Unfortunately, in a recent article about this case, there are appeals and Mrs. Potter's conviction was overturned in favor of a new trial. I would absolutely suggest checking for new developments after finishing this book, and making that a habit for all true crime books you read. As far as this book goes, it was written by the prosecution, so the facts of the case were presented properly and it was informative and decently written.