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All three of the Harkness children led tortured lives. Edith Harkness , her only child with Bill Harkness, was in and out of mental institutions and eventually committed suicide; her other daughter, Terry Pierce , had a severely brain-damaged baby who died in childhood.
May 12, 2011 · Kidnapping, ostracism, the paranormal, rape, murder, insanity, arson, more murder, attempted suicide – it added up to a collective nervous breakdown. And it all happened in a charming American town that looked like a Norman Rockwell painting.
May 22, 1988 · A week after her death on June 17, 1982, the mortal remains of Rebekah Harkness were toted home by her older daughter Terry in a Gristede's shopping bag. The ashes were placed in a $250,000 jeweled...
This saga of the disintegration of a self-destructive family is studded with violence (one child is imprisoned for murder), suicide attempts and mental degeneration. Photos not seen by PW. (May)
Jul 24, 2020 · Married and divorced four times, Harkness had three children; one committed suicide and another one spent time in jail for murdering a person in Florida
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Bill's tragic death left Harkness with a void she tried to fill by starting her own ballet company. Her single minded focus on the ballet left her children to fend for themselves. They had everything money could buy but all they truly wanted was their mother's love and attention.
Aug 3, 2011 · Up until 50 years ago suicide was a crime in England and Wales. But why were people prosecuted for attempted "self-murder" and how did things change?
