Jonathan Hirsch

The assistant DA was a guy by the name of Cecil Emerson. He very much wanted to pursue a criminal investigation, despite the fact that Terry was not at the scene of either supposed crime. She wasn't at the beach when Devereaux drowned. She wasn't in the car when Sandra and Luis drove into the Garden of the Gods.

The assistant DA was a guy by the name of Cecil Emerson. He very much wanted to pursue a criminal investigation, despite the fact that Terry was not at the scene of either supposed crime. She wasn't at the beach when Devereaux drowned. She wasn't in the car when Sandra and Luis drove into the Garden of the Gods.

Cecil was sympathetic to the family's concerns, but he was hamstrung as far as prosecution goes. Because while it seemed as clear as day to Gail and Chuck and Kroom that Terry Hoffman had played a role in these three deaths, there was no smoking gun. There was motive, for sure. For days, there was motive. But there was no note from Terry promising Sandra that she would be reborn after death.

Cecil was sympathetic to the family's concerns, but he was hamstrung as far as prosecution goes. Because while it seemed as clear as day to Gail and Chuck and Kroom that Terry Hoffman had played a role in these three deaths, there was no smoking gun. There was motive, for sure. For days, there was motive. But there was no note from Terry promising Sandra that she would be reborn after death.

Cecil was sympathetic to the family's concerns, but he was hamstrung as far as prosecution goes. Because while it seemed as clear as day to Gail and Chuck and Kroom that Terry Hoffman had played a role in these three deaths, there was no smoking gun. There was motive, for sure. For days, there was motive. But there was no note from Terry promising Sandra that she would be reborn after death.

There was no recording of Terry saying that Devereaux needed to go. Dev died in what came to be seen as a tragic accident. Violent seas swept her away. The motive to have access to her money was clear, but the actions tying Terri to her death were flimsy at best, non-existent at worst. Something I've been thinking about time and again in this case.

There was no recording of Terry saying that Devereaux needed to go. Dev died in what came to be seen as a tragic accident. Violent seas swept her away. The motive to have access to her money was clear, but the actions tying Terri to her death were flimsy at best, non-existent at worst. Something I've been thinking about time and again in this case.

There was no recording of Terry saying that Devereaux needed to go. Dev died in what came to be seen as a tragic accident. Violent seas swept her away. The motive to have access to her money was clear, but the actions tying Terri to her death were flimsy at best, non-existent at worst. Something I've been thinking about time and again in this case.

You can't have a smoking gun when you die by your own hand. And so there was little the DA could do. The trial to decide what would happen with Sandra's will began in 1982.

You can't have a smoking gun when you die by your own hand. And so there was little the DA could do. The trial to decide what would happen with Sandra's will began in 1982.

You can't have a smoking gun when you die by your own hand. And so there was little the DA could do. The trial to decide what would happen with Sandra's will began in 1982.

You know, we proceeded to move on with our life. They moved on and left Sandra's sordid history behind them. just as the Cleavers had tried to after Devereaux. And in each tragedy, the money flowed to Terry. A reporter covering the Terry Hoffman story in the 80s said to me, there was a lot of smoke. The challenge was always determining whether it was all coming from the same fire.

You know, we proceeded to move on with our life. They moved on and left Sandra's sordid history behind them. just as the Cleavers had tried to after Devereaux. And in each tragedy, the money flowed to Terry. A reporter covering the Terry Hoffman story in the 80s said to me, there was a lot of smoke. The challenge was always determining whether it was all coming from the same fire.

You know, we proceeded to move on with our life. They moved on and left Sandra's sordid history behind them. just as the Cleavers had tried to after Devereaux. And in each tragedy, the money flowed to Terry. A reporter covering the Terry Hoffman story in the 80s said to me, there was a lot of smoke. The challenge was always determining whether it was all coming from the same fire.

Terry was described as having a soft and gentle demeanor. But could that unassuming woman be a mastermind? In the beginning, it was hard to imagine she could have anything to do with these tragedies that surrounded her. This poor orphan from far west Texas, who'd been introduced to mystical ideas from a Lutheran nun at an orphanage.

Terry was described as having a soft and gentle demeanor. But could that unassuming woman be a mastermind? In the beginning, it was hard to imagine she could have anything to do with these tragedies that surrounded her. This poor orphan from far west Texas, who'd been introduced to mystical ideas from a Lutheran nun at an orphanage.

Terry was described as having a soft and gentle demeanor. But could that unassuming woman be a mastermind? In the beginning, it was hard to imagine she could have anything to do with these tragedies that surrounded her. This poor orphan from far west Texas, who'd been introduced to mystical ideas from a Lutheran nun at an orphanage.

It was time to dig deeper into Terry's history and into her group. Past is prologue, as they say. A prologue to a story darker and more terrifying than I could have possibly imagined. When I went in search of who Terry was before Devereaux's death, before Sandra drove herself and Luis off a cliff, I knew I had to talk to someone from those early days. That's when I met Janine Snyder.

It was time to dig deeper into Terry's history and into her group. Past is prologue, as they say. A prologue to a story darker and more terrifying than I could have possibly imagined. When I went in search of who Terry was before Devereaux's death, before Sandra drove herself and Luis off a cliff, I knew I had to talk to someone from those early days. That's when I met Janine Snyder.

It was time to dig deeper into Terry's history and into her group. Past is prologue, as they say. A prologue to a story darker and more terrifying than I could have possibly imagined. When I went in search of who Terry was before Devereaux's death, before Sandra drove herself and Luis off a cliff, I knew I had to talk to someone from those early days. That's when I met Janine Snyder.