John David Smith was reportedly an abusive spouse to his first wife, Janice, who mysteriously vanished in 1974. Her body was discovered by members of his family, after he built a "box" for them to go in. His family helped him discard of the remains along the highway. Smith remarried in 1990. His second wife, Betty, also vanished from her home in 1991. Skull fragments were found in a locker he owned but have not been positively identified as of the writing of this book. Smith remarried again and was arrested while living with his third wife. She apparently dodged a bullet, but I would like to know how people kept marrying this scumbag.

This case has been featured on several shows, including Forensic Files, Cold Case Files, and Dateline. The book was really good and outlined the abuse and misdeeds of Smith. If you are interested, the sister of his second wife also wrote a book. (My Sister Is Missing: Bringing A Killer To Justice- Sherrie Gladden-Davis)