This is a character study on those he left behind. It then picks up seven years later where we see the lasting affect on those involved in the case. The story begins with his arrest and the following immediate investigation leading up to the trial where Seever is sentenced to death. What makes this story unique is we already know who the killer is. Jacky Seever murdered 31 people (mostly women, but he wasn't picky) and buried them in his crawlspace. Sooner or later, the original ripple will slow, it will lose much of its urgency, but it’s still there. That’s how things like this are - a drop in still water that starts a ripple, and it spreads in every direction, going on and on, probably into infinity, never flatlining but starting other ripples that head in completely new directions. Those are just a few, because a crime like this has a wide reach, and you can never know how many are actually affected. But it could mean forfeiting their humanity in the process. While Gloria is determined not to be forced into the spotlight again, Hoskins and Sammie see a chance to get their lives back. Then a series of copycat killings take place, with the victims all connected to Seever. Today, Hoskins has been banished to the basement of the police station, Sammie is selling make-up at the shopping mall, and Gloria is trying to navigate a world where she can't escape condemnation. Seever's wife, Gloria, claimed to be as surprised as everyone else.īut when you get that close to a killer, can you really just move on? Her byline was on the front page of the newspaper every day. Sammie Peterson was the lead reporter on the case. They dug up 33 bodies in a crawlspace belonging to the beloved Jacky Seever, a pillar of the community and a successful businessman. Seven years ago, Detective Paul Hoskins and his larger-than-life partner solved one of the biggest serial killer cases of the decade. A crime like this isn't only about the killer.

What You Don't Know by JoAnn Chaney