Who Is Mary Cox? Part Two
So, I make it to the Office of Vital Records. I have three names on my list: Grace, David, and Mary. I’m not sure how imagined the office would look but it’s nothing how I pictured it. Nothing ever is,…
My Mother Grew up With a Murderer and It Shows
When I was a little girl my mother taught me not to talk to strangers, to lock the doors and windows, and to fight like hell if I needed to. She taught me a code word to use casually on…
Who Is Mary Cox? Part One
I’ve been combing the local papers from late 1990 for news articles related to my late sister in law Grace’s unsolved murder. I’ve found myself immersed in the culture of the era. Not the nostalgic pop culture that we like…