{"product_id":"when-lambs-become-wolves-the-chilling-case-of-sheila-von-wiese-mack-hardback-9780809339969","title":"When Lambs Become Wolves; The Chilling Case of Sheila Von Wiese-Mack (Hardback) 9780809339969","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWhen Lambs Become Wolves\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Chilling Case of Sheila Von Wiese-Mack\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRasul T. Freelain (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780809339969, Southern Illinois University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 June 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 36 images\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.6 x 2.8 cm, 0.626 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eWhen Lambs Become Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e, Sgt. Rasul T. Freelain shares his haunting firsthand account of Sheila von Wiese-Mack's desperate struggle to save her daughter from a path of violence and destruction. Through his unique perspective as both investigator and confidant, Freelain reveals the tragic collision of love, denial, and betrayal that ended in unthinkable violence.\"—\u003cb\u003eEsther Sanchez Ludlow\u003c\/b\u003e, host and producer, \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Crime\u003c\/i\u003e podcast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A heartbreaking exploration of a complex family tragedy, exposing a system not yet reconciled to the possibility of needing to protect a parent from their own child.\"—\u003cb\u003eHelen Bonnick\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eChild to Parent Violence and Abuse: A Practitioner's Guide to Working with Families\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Freelain delivers the most revealing, honest, and human account to date of Sheila von Wiese-Mack's struggle to save herself and her teenage daughter. His book is a must-read for anyone who truly hopes to understand this terrible tragedy.\"—\u003cb\u003eJon Seidel\u003c\/b\u003e, reporter, \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A thought-provoking and insightful book on a very timely issue that deserves the focus and effort required to identify needed changes in both law enforcement training and in laws dealing with victims of abuse. Issues affecting children may have come full circle that are being reflected in teen violence on our streets and in our schools today.\"—\u003cb\u003eGary Schenkel\u003c\/b\u003e, chairman, Illinois Terrorism Task Force\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Freelain draws on his professional experience as a sergeant, detective, school resource officer, and teacher and takes us into the world of child-to-parent violence and abuse (CPVA), a troubling aspect of family violence for which, until recently, we had no language. While it may reflect a harsh societal reality, he does us a service by leading us toward facing the problem and starting discussions on how to fix it.\"—\u003cb\u003eJohn F. S. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e, Crisis Intervention Team (C.I.T.) Coordinator for Northern Illinois\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A profoundly jarring effort to make both clinical and personal sense of a tragedy that has left a trail of horror across multiple generations and beyond global boundaries; the story of Sheila von Wiese-Mack lingers, haunts, and unsettles anew as the author seeks to shed some light on this most grim chapter of loss told from the middle-American heartland.\"—\u003cb\u003eBayo Ojikutu\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e47th Street Black\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFree Burning\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA compelling true crime memoir about a high-profile criminal case in Chicagoland and Indonesia that made headlines worldwide, this book offers a personal, heartfelt glimpse of child to parent violence and abuse (CPVA) and its capability for incredible destruction. With keen insight and empathy the author, a police officer who tried to change the trajectory of domestic violence in a well-known family, tells the tragic story of the murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack at the hands of her daughter, Heather Mack.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote on Terminology and Language\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart I\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. No!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. A Lady in the Lobby\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Revolving Doors\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Less than 24 Hours\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Green Light\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Ground Zero\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. West Wall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Flashing Lights\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. 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