The Decision to Kill

A True Crime Story of a Teenage Killer and the Mother Who Loved Him

By: Leslie Ghiglieri

Narrated by: Stephanie Lane

A family tragedy propels this gripping true crime debut as a mother searches for answers in the shocking murder of her husband—and conviction of her son.

In the early morning of October 18, 1986, Cherie Wier’s life collapses when her teenage son takes the life of her beloved husband. For years, Cherie grapples with events preceding and following the crime, struggling to overcome the consuming grief she suffers from her loss and the difficulty she faces as she attempts to forgive her son. The courtroom accounts of gruesome details and the shocking testimonies from experts only add to Cherie’s yearning to make sense of the crime. She is tormented, wanting to know how and why this tragedy happened, and if there was anything she could have done to prevent it....

©2022 Leslie Ghiglieri (P)2022 WildBlue Press

This could happen in any family.

Riveting story of a family/son in crisis. The book held my interest throughout. Highly recommended.

It was interesting

This book I am lost for words…. It was a sad book. The reasoning, there’s no excuses or words for it.

Great narration and writing

This book details the before, during, and after of the crime. The majority focuses on life in the many years after the murder, and there is a lot of religious content.

Tragic story; well written

This is a sad story of a family that suffered tragically when one of its members became addicted to drugs. The faithfulness of the mom to her son is incredible in the face of all she lost. Thank you for telling this story.

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The author captured the before, during and after of the murders life. I believe anyone can connect to a part of this book. A big part of the book is about the mother who showed continual love for her son, even through the darkest of times. The mother showed God’s kind of love.