The Preacher's Son: A True Story of Murder in North Carolina

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Patricia Blakleys vow to love honor and obey... Pleasant Garden North Carolina seemed like a God-fearing community where simple dreams came true. For Patricia Blakley it was church on Sundays and a loving family. Her prayers were answered in Ted Kimble a fellow Christian and son of a local preacher. Then one afternoon Patricias charred body was found among the remains of her burned-out home. But it wasnt an out-of-control fire that killed sweet Patricia Kimble. It was a bullet to the back of the skull. Soon Ted Kimbles wall of lies came tumbling down... ...became a pact with the devil... The investigation not only revealed the cold-blooded motive behind the crime but the startling revelation that Ted Kimbles own flesh and blood helped him. How could a woman of such purity and innocence fall in love with such irredeemable evil? Through Patricias heartbreaking diary entries and interviews with friends and family Preachers Son answers the question in a stunning tale of blind love deadly secrets and murder that would forever shatter the security and calm of Pleasant Garden.