When Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Claudia Rowe, author of The Spider and The Fly, decided to write to a serial killer, she wasn't prepared for how it would change her life. In her quest to understand the nature of cruelty, she ended up discovering much more about herself. Kendall Francois murdered at least eight women and hid the rotting corpses in the home that he shared with his mother, father, and younger sister. A large foreboding figure who emanated a pungent odor, he demands that Rowe offers personal details of her life in exchange for the answers she is seeking. She does not comply with his wishes, which leads the reader to wonder "Who really is the spider and who really is the fly?"

BOOK

SOURCES

Francois letters: Inside the mind of a remorseless killer

The Poughkeepsie Killer" : Serial Killer Documentary

Serial Killer Demographic Statistics

Kendall Francois Murderpedia

MUSIC

The Poem Your Grandfather Told - DP Kaufman

Sweet Home - Cari Live

Vitam - Vate

Journey - Claire Fitch

Ghosts - Joey Fehrenbach