In
1948, an infant living with her parents in a suburb outside of New Haven,
Connecticut
died mysteriously. In 1951, another
infant perishes. And in 1956,
another. They all shared one
thing
in common - an in-home baby nurse who shook them to death.
In
this first-ever telling of a story that captivated America in the 1950s, Lilacs
in the Rain
describes the dark deeds of one of the country’s first female serial killers.
The story’s protagonist,
Virginia Jaspers, stood 6-feet tall and weighed 220 pounds.
Her tiny victims weighed no more than 15 pounds.
Jaspers was also the daughter of a very influential state senator whose arm of
power was far-reaching.
Lilacs
in the Rain is a story filled with tragedy, deceit, investigative
woes, and frustration on the part
of medical and legal professionals and families who tried, but failed to stop
her. It is based on actual
newspaper accounts, medical records and interviews with parents of the victims.
Lilacs in the Rain is fascinating true crime reading.