A wise man once said, “A boy’s best friend is his mother.” Oh, wait. That was actually Norman Bates, wasn’t it? Sorry. But a mother’s love IS one of the most powerful forces on earth. At its best, it’s unconditional, selfless, kind, protective. Willing to throw itself between its young and whatever danger threatens them. At its worst, well…you’re about to find out. This is the story of what happens when a mother decides that instead of nurturing her young, she’ll make him a tool instead…and when the mother in question is an unstoppable, unmerciless force of greed. And what happens when a boy’s love for his mother turns from tender to toxic, from admiring to obsessive, from protective to partner in crime.

Sources: Son of a Grifter by Kent Walker with Mark Schone Vanity Fair: https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2000/03/sante-kimes-mother-murderer-criminal-mastermind https://www.alixkirsta.com/articles/silverman/index.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sante_Kimes NBC's "Dateline," episode "Missing Millionaire" A&E's "Biography," episode "Sante Kimes" A&E's "American Justice with Bill Kurtis," episode "Like Mother Like Son" Investigation Discovery's "Vanity Fair Confidential," episode "Sins of the Mother"

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