Daddy's Apprentice: Incest, Corruption, and Betrayal: A Survivor's Story

by Sandy Wilson, S. L. Bolton

Incest. Abandonment. Crime. Betrayal . . . the integral elements of Sandy Wilson's life.Born of incest to a brother and sister, then abandoned to the care of her grandparents, Sandy learned to forage in dumpsters for food, to dupe government caregivers, and to defraud insurance companies. When she was six-years-old, her father returned from prison. Within hours, he had molested her and reestablished himself as the head of the family. Sandy became his criminal accomplice and his sexual partner. She accompanied him on countless burglaries throughout the Pacific Northwest. Through the years, she knew that her father ducked FBI raids, murdered two teen-age hitchhikers, sweet-talked prostitutes into his bed while molesting their daughters, and committed crimes with other accomplices. Somehow, he avoided capture or prosecution. After a decade of his brutal enslavement and her grandmother's silent complicity, Sandy emancipated in the only way she knew - with cunning and violence. Determination. Hope. Self-preservation . . . the enduring elements of Sandy Wilson's survival.

Genres: Nonfiction, Psychology

132 pages, Paperback

First published October 12, 2000

Reviews

[Desiree · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book because I am interested in Psychology. While this book was an easy read (read it in 1 day), it didn't touch on the psychological point of the daughter as much as I had hoped it would. It was just her re-telling of the story of her child from what she could recall. I wouldn't suggest this book to anyone who is just looking for a good read. It is rather graphic at some points about incest and molestation. Rather disturbing, but I knew that I would encounter this issue while reading the book. I personally feel that her telling of her childhood story could have been better written and a little more detailed about what this type of abuse had done to her psychologically.

[Love · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was so easy to read...in the sense writing flowed good for me. Short and to the point. You need that sometimes when you read a lot.
On the story..this man was the sickest man I think i have ever read about. He not only raped his sister and fatherd her child but raped the child and his own mother. How this family kept these secrets for so long I will never understand. Oh these were not his only crimes. he robbed homes and stole women's underwear. Just a very sick man.
How this women was able to go on in life I will never know. I am so glad she chose a path to help vitems of such crimes. I think she does have a story to share that is for sure. I wish her all the peace she can find in her second part of life, moving on.