Bitter Remains: A Custody Battle, A Gruesome Crime, and the Mother Who Paid the Ultimate Price

Diane Fanning

Jan 2016 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Karyn O'Bryant

About this audiobook

On July 13, 2011, Laura Jean Ackerson of Kinston, North Carolina, went to pick up her two toddler sons. It would be the last time she was seen alive. Laura's ex, Grant Hayes-the father of her two sons-and his wife, Amanda, the mother of his newborn daughter, both pointed the finger at each other as the one guilty of murdering Laura, cutting up her body, and then transporting and disposing of the remains on the shores of Oyster Creek, Texas. This is the hauntingly true story of a devoted mother, a disturbed couple, and how these horrific events came to pass.

About the author

Diane Fanning is the Edgar Award-nominated, nationally bestselling author of many true crime books, including Under Cover of the Night, Her Deadly Web, and Through the Window. She has also penned the Lucinda Pierce Mysteries and Scandal in the Secret City, a World War II mystery. She lives in Bedford, Virginia.

A native New Englander, Karyn O'Bryant is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She has several television appearances to her credit, as well as over twenty-five years of experience in stage productions.