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Daleen Berry

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Born

San Jose, Calif., The United States

Website

http://www.sisterofsilence.com

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Nonfiction, Crime, Mystery & Thrillers

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The Bible; books; journalism; travel; family; music; theatre

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Daleen Berry is a New York Times bestselling true-crime author and an award-winning journalist who took a first-place award for investigative journalism in 1990. Her memoir, Sister of Silence, garnered her an invitation to give a TED talk in 2013, and is being used at several colleges.

Berry's fourth book, Pretty Little Killers, was released in July 2014.

Her fifth book, Guilt By Matrimony, was released in November 2015.

Berry also blogs and is a contributor to The Daily Beast and The Huffington Post.

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	Pretty Little Killers: The Truth Behind the Savage Murder of Skylar Neese by Daleen Berry (Goodreads Author), Geoffrey C. Fuller 3.74 avg rating — 3,878 ratings — published 2011 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sister of Silence (Appalachian Families #1) by Daleen Berry (Goodreads Author), Megan Hagebush (Illustrator), Kenneth V. Lanning (Foreword) 3.70 avg rating — 726 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guilt by Matrimony: A Memoir of Love, Madness, and the Murder of Nancy Pfister by Daleen Berry (Goodreads Author), Daleen Berry (Goodreads Author) (With) 3.59 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shatter the Silence (Appalachian Families #2) 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Savage Murder of Skylar Neese: The Truth Behind the Headlines by Daleen Berry (Goodreads Author), Geoffrey C. Fuller 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pretty Little Killers by Daleen Berry (Goodreads Author), Geoffrey C. Fuller 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Sister of Silence (Appalachian Families) (Volume 1) by Daleen Berry (2011-02-18) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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People Cite Trump as Reports of Hate Crimes Against Muslims and Gays Increase After Election

First came the stealthy knock, carried out under cover of darkness.

Then the sound of footsteps, running away from the house.

And then, the horrible message: “TRUMP is our president now. Get out of our neighborhood now FAGGOTS!!”

I hate that word. I refuse to utter it and hate to even type it. Or share it on social media, which I felt forced to do today.

Corey Hurley found the note, printed in bl

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