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Chadwick, Missouri is located in the hills of the Ozarks.

The area has green rolling hills, limestone caves, and springs. Many homes and schools are right in the heart of the Mark Twain National Forest.

In the early 1980s, Alice and Gerald Euden moved into the area from Wyoming.

Alice was originally from Missouri, and she was happy about the new start.

She had not been too lucky in love.

Gerald was her fourth husband. She had five children, of which only the youngest. A four-year-old

girl called Erica lived with them. Erica had everything she could ever wish for. Alice and Gerald had started a trucking company shortly

after moving to Chadwick. Gerald was hands on and drove the trucks, long

distance himself. The company was successful and they were in a position to send Eric at a private school.

Alice was Catholic and she loved going to church.

She spent lots of time in prayer and penance and tried to convince Gerald to go to church too.

He was more hesitant to attend, but he would do anything to keep Alice happy, and after a couple

of years he too was a regular face in the local congregation.

Although Gerald was not Erica's biological father, he treated her like she was his own daughter.

He was dedicated to giving her a good life.

Erica felt her parents' relationship was rock solid.

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