Gone Forever: A True Story of Marriage, Betrayal, and Murder (True Crime (St. Martin's Paperbacks))

a Baffling Disappearance susan Mcfarland Was A Vivacious, Successful Mother Of Three Young Sons. On November 25, 2002, She Disappeared. Three Days Later, Her Car Was Found, Keys In The Ignition. Later That Day, Her Husband Reported Her Missing—and A Desperate Search Began. a Silent Husband her Friends And Family Hoped Against Hope That Susan Was Not Gone Forever. But Investigators Became Increasingly Suspicious Of Richard Mcfarland. When The Charred, Decomposed Body Of Susan Mcfarland Was Finally Discovered At An Overgrown Farmstead Outside Of San Antonio, A New Hunt Began—for Justice. a Shocking Story—told For The First Time mcfarland Maintained His Innocence, And Investigators Only Had Circumstantial Evidence Against Him. While Headlines Screamed Out New Details In The Case, And Police Tried To Gather More Evidence, A Blockbuster Trial Was About To Begin. Then, Richard Mcfarland Finally Spoke...and A Terrifying, Chilling Truth Came Out... A San Antonio woman's baffling disappearance leads police to suspect her husband of murder in this dramatic true crime exposé.Susan McFarland was a vivacious, successful mother of three young sons. On November 25, 2002, she disappeared. Three days later, her car was found, keys in the ignition. Later that day, her husband reported her missing—and a desperate search began.Her friends and family hoped against hope that Susan was not gone forever. But investigators became increasingly suspicious of Richard McFarland. When the charred, decomposed body of Susan McFarland was finally discovered at an overgrown farmstead outside of San Antonio, a new hunt began—for justice.McFarland maintained his innocence, and investigators only had circumstantial evidence against him. While headlines screamed out new details in the case, and police tried to gather more evidence, a blockbuster trial was about to begin. Then, Richard McFarland finally spoke... and a terrifying, chilling truth came out... Describes how investigators became increasingly suspicious of Richard McFarland as they searched for his missing wife Susan, the mother of three young sons, who had secretly been planning to end her relationship with her erratic and irresponsible husband Texas Ranger Shawn Palmer and Terrell Hills Police Department Investigator Boyd Wedding drove into the hardscrabble countryside of southeast Bexar County to follow up a lead on the afternoon of January 14, 2003.