There But For the Grace of God
Survivors of the 20th Century's Infamous Serial Killers
Chapter One
Survivor: Michele Chapman
Serial Killer: Derrick Todd Lee
aka "Baton Rouge Serial Killer"
"Maybe somebody out there may want one day to come to you. Chris not even gonna be in it because he's the detective. Your name gonna be in there because you the profiler."
—Derrick Todd Lee
New Orleans was easy to spot from the air. It was the big black hole where a city used to be, ringed by the lights of the surrounding communities that had survived Hurricane Katrina.
It was eight o'clock at night but it seemed more like two o'clock in the morning. When it was supposed to be bustling, the airport was comatose from inactivity. The place was totally dead, but that brought bargains, including a rented car that I could drop off in Texas for no additional fee. Outside, the roadways were empty, but farther north toward Baton Rouge, they became jammed with refugees. Many were driving back and forth over Interstate 10, the main highway through t ... read full excerpt from: There But For the Grace of God ebook
