When Lambs Become Wolves

Rasul T. Freelain

ISBN 10: 080933996X / ISBN 13: 9780809339969

Published by Southern Illinois University Press, US, 2026

About this Item

A compelling true crime memoir about a high-profile criminal case in Chicagoland and Indonesia that made headlines worldwide, this book offers a personal, heartfelt glimpse of child to parent violence and abuse (CPVA) and its capability for incredible destruction. With keen insight and empathy the author, a police officer who tried to change the trajectory of domestic violence in a well-known family, tells the tragic story of the murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack at the hands of her daughter, Heather Mack.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: When Lambs Become Wolves
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, US
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080933996X
• ISBN 13: 9780809339969
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 59 grams

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Synopsis

A compelling true crime memoir about a high-profile criminal case in Chicagoland and Indonesia that made headlines worldwide, this book offers a personal, heartfelt glimpse of child to parent violence and abuse (CPVA) and its capability for incredible destruction. With keen insight and empathy the author, a police officer who tried to change the trajectory of domestic violence in a well-known family, tells the tragic story of the murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack at the hands of her daughter, Heather Mack.

About the Author

Sgt. Rasul T. Freelain (Ret.) served twenty years with the Oak Park Police Department in Illinois. He is certified by CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) International as a coordinator and teaches for the Illinois CIT Training Unit. Currently he is working to bring increased awareness to the problem of child-to-parent violence and abuse (CPVA).