Episode 98 Marlene Edwards 50 Year-Old wife and mother Marlene Edwards died in her own Farmington Hills, Michigan home in October, 1985 in a mysterious fire. Her shocking death left her daughters heartbroken. It wasn't long before suspicion turned to James Edwards, Marlene's husband of 25 years, and he was soon arrested and convicted for Marlene's murder, which ultimately led to their 2 daughters losing not one, but two parents, and it quickly became clear that there was a long history of warning signs leading up to Marlene's death. Marlene's daughter Shelly discusses her Mom's heartbreaking death at the hands of her father, and discusses her new book based on the case, and her family life called 'Beautiful Ashes' To order Beautiful Ashes, visit this link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09K4RSQZ1/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_PXBJ5RBYE0HT8BANBD2V To learn more about Marlene's case, visit Shelly's website: https://www.beautifulashesmemoir.com/ This episode is sponsored by Better Help online counseling & Every Plate Meal Kit Delivery service To save 10% on your first month of Better Help, visit Betterhelp.com/family To try Every Plate for just $1.79 per meal by going to Everyplate.com and enter promo code FAMILY179 To support this podcast with a donation, you can do so via Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheMurderInMyFamily or through Paypal at: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/themurderinmyfamily To contact the podcast or learn more about the case we discuss, please visit: TheMurderInMyFamily.com This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4119331/advertisement