Wake of a Killer. When Betty Campbell was found murdered, the horror was almost too much to bear. The police say she was the victim of a serial killer terrorizing the community. For her family, the nightmare didn't end there. Whispers began to grow, pointing not to a stranger, but to the man who vowed to love and protect her. Wake of a Killer reconstructs the timeline of events that occurred over a seven-week period in early 1976. Profiling other victims and looking into the haunting question for one family: What if one of our own was involved in the killing. Roger McGinnis the author, is a respected historian, and true crime investigator that combines meticulous research with personal insight to unravel a crime story in the pursuit of the truth.