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Lauri Taylor

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Born

in San Luis Obispo, The United States

November 17

Website

http://www.Lauri-Taylor.com

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lauriataylor

Genre

Memoir, Nonfiction, Crime

Influences

Jennie Nash was my memoir professor at the UCLA Writers' Program. http ...more

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February 2015

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Proud Mama, Memoir Author, Speaker of My Truth, Homicide Detective (ret.), Stigma Fighter, Hoops Fan, Dog Lover and Hugger

The Accidental Truth: What My Mother's Murder Investigation Taught Me About Life

Life can change in a minute…what would you do?

When Lauri Taylor’s mother went missing one day in 2006, no one expected her body to turn up ten days later in a remote Mexican desert—and no one could solve the crime. Motivated by a nagging feeling that this was her last chance to make her mom proud, the Orange County housewife set out to investigate the murder. In the process, she was forced to investigate her mother’s life and her own childhood, which was filled with uncertainty and pain. Four years later, with the help of famed FBI profiler, ...more