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From childhood, Andre Carmichael suspected he had a twin, but his sister Sabrina consistently denied it. Then when Andre was 20, Sabrina told him she watched their abusive mother and older brother beat to death Andre’s three-year-old twin, Latanisha, and hide her body in a bedroom closet,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sabrina Carmichael: Middle child in the Carmichael family
- Andre Carmichael: The twin who resembled his mother
- Latanisha Carmichael: The twin who resembled her father
- Gregory Carmichael: The oldest son in the Carmichael family
- Madeline Carmichael: The children's mother. Formerly a nurse, she was unable to work after a back injury sustained in a mugging
Quotes edit
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“Beating on me was Greg's hobby, how he amused himself. At least, that's how it seemed to me.”
Sabrina Carmichael-Yaw -
“A study conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill...found that vital records in the state poorly reflected the actual number of child homicides, and that the 2,973 child deaths reported from 1985 to 1996 actually was closer to 9,500. In fact, the study...found that child abuse deaths nationwide may actually be as much as 60 percent higher than previously believed.”
Aurora Mackey
First Sentence edit
The three-year-old twins, Andre and Latanisha, are sitting on the rug in front of the TV when Sabrina, their eight-year-old sister, comes home from school and sits down beside them.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in True Crime: All In The Family. (community list)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 364
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