Terror by night : the true story of the brutal Texas murder that ddestroyed a family, restored one man's faith and shockede a nation

At 3:00 a.m. on March 1, 2008, Terry Caffey awoke to find his daughter's boyfriend standing in his bedroom with a gun. An instant later the teen opened fire, killing Terry's wife, his two sons, and wounding him 12 times, before setting the house ablaze. Terry fell into deep depression and planned to kill himself, but God intervened. Upon visiting his burned-out property, Terry noticed a scorched scrap of paper from one of his wife's books leaning against a tree trunk. The page read: "[God,] I couldn't understand why You would take my family and leave me behin.;Cover page; title page; copyright page; table of contents; acknowledgments; introduction; chapter 1 a gathering storm; chapter 2 charlie; chapter 3 the last good times; chapter 4 night terrors; chapter 5 darkness; chapter 6 911; chapter 7 critical; chapter 8 recovery; chapter 9 homeless; chapter 10 suicidal; chapter 11 funeral; chapter 12 job; chapter 13 the elephant in the room; chapter 14 larry and virginia's; chapter 15 a message from god; chapter 16 finding purpose; chapter 17 starting over; chapter 18 ministry; chapter 19 home again; chapter 20 crises; chapter 21 certified. At 3:00 a.m. on March 1, 2008, Terry Caffey awoke to find his daughter’s boyfriend standing in his bedroom with a gun. An instant later the teen opened fire, killing Terry’s wife, his two sons, and wounding him 12 times, before setting the house ablaze. Terry fell into deep depression and planned to kill himself, but God intervened. Upon visiting his burned-out property, Terry noticed a scorched scrap of paper from one of his wife’s books leaning against a tree trunk. The page read: “[God,] I couldn’t understand why You would take my family and leave me behind to struggle along without them. And I guess I still don’t totally understand that part of it. But I do believe that You’re sovereign; You’re in control.” That page was like a direct message from God, and it turned Terry’s life around. Now, one year later, Terry is remarried, the adoptive father of two young sons, and working to rebuild his relationship with his 17-year-old daughter, who is currently serving two life sentences in a Texas state penitentiary for her involvement in the crimes. Terror by Night tells the compelling story of how Terry Caffey found peace after his wife and sons were brutally murdered and his teenage daughter implicated in the crime. Sharing never-before-told details about the night of the crime and subsequent murder trial, it explains how Terry was able to forgive the men who murdered his family, and how he even interceded with the prosecutors on their behalf. A powerful example of how the power of forgiveness can bring healing after tragedy and great loss, it shows how God can bring good out of even the darkest tragedies. Cover page title page copyright page table of contents acknowledgments introduction chapter 1 a gathering storm chapter 2 charlie chapter 3 the last good times chapter 4 night terrors chapter 5 darkness chapter 6 911 chapter 7 critical chapter 8 recovery chapter 9 homeless chapter 10 suicidal chapter 11 funeral chapter 12 job chapter 13 the elephant in the room chapter 14 larry and virginia's chapter 15 a message from god chapter 16 finding purpose chapter 17 starting over chapter 18 ministry chapter 19 home again chapter 20 crises chapter 21 certified. Chapter 22 sonjachapter 23 forgiveness chapter 24 face-to-face chapter 25 plea bargain chapter 26 facing reality epilogue the sounds of home appendix a terry's journal appendix b terry's victim impact statement appendix c terry's letter regarding the death penalty about the authors. A Gathering Storm -- Charlie -- The Last Good Times -- Night Terrors -- Darkness -- 911 -- Critical -- Recovery -- Homeless -- Suicidal -- Funeral -- Job -- Elephant In The Jail -- Larry And Virginia's -- A Message From God -- Finding Purpose -- Starting Over -- Ministry -- Home Again -- Crises -- Certified -- Sonja -- Forgiveness -- Face-to-face -- Plea Bargain -- Facing Reality. Terry Caffey ; With James H. Pence. Prologue Introduction A gathering storm Charlie The last good times Night terrors Darkness 911 Critical Recovery Homeless Suicidal Funeral Job Elephant in the jail Larry and Virginia's A message from God Finding purpose Starting over Ministry Home again Crises Certified Sonja Forgiveness Face-to-face Plea bargain Facing reality. Caffey shares the story of how he found peace after his wife and two sons were brutally murdered in 2008 and his teenage daughter was implicated in the crime