Lauri Taylor

When Lauri Taylor’s mother went missing one day in 2006, no one expected her body to turn up ten days later in a remote Mexican desert—and no one could solve the crime. Motivated by a nagging feeling that this was her last chance to make her mom proud, the Orange County housewife set out to investigate the murder. In the process, she was forced to investigate her mother’s life and her own childhood, which was filled with uncertainty and pain. Years later, with the help of famed FBI profiler, Candice Delong, Lauri unraveled the mystery of her mother’s death and uncovered the shocking truth about her life. The Accidental Truth combines the suspense of a true crime page-turner with the poignant emotion of a mother-daughter saga.

Lauri spent nearly four years investigating her mother’s murder in both the United States and Mexico, but before that she was a marketing and branding expert who worked with professional athletes and premium lifestyle brands.

Lauri is an advocate for shameless communication about mental health and hopes to put an end to the stigma of mental illness. The Accidental Truth is her first book.

Lauri is a graduate of SMU’s Cox School of Business, holding a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with a major in Marketing and a minor in Spanish. She lives in Orange County, California and is the mother of two grown children. She is a member of the SMU Alumni Association, the Cox School of Business Alumni Association, the National Charity League and Working Wardrobes Smart Women.