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Goodbye, Butterfly: Murder, Faith and Forgiveness in a Small Kansas Town

by Ernie W. Webb

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A Kansas town confronting loss

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A Kansas town confronting loss

Ernie W. Webb’s account centers on Brenda Keller’s 1991 abduction and murder in Dover, Kansas, and the effects of the crime on her family and community. It places Brenda’s upbringing alongside the killer’s childhood, tracing the backgrounds that preceded their collision without resolving every question the case left behind. The book also examines the town’s anger and the legal-system flaws highlighted by the crime. Faith and forgiveness frame the family’s response to profound grief, while the subtitle signals the book’s attention to the intersections of murder, religion, and communal life.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • True-crime readers interested in abduction and murder cases in small-town settings.
  • Readers seeking accounts that include a victim’s family and community response to crime.
  • Readers interested in faith and forgiveness as part of a family’s response to grief.

Themes

Abduction and murderSmall-town communityFaith and forgivenessGrief and familyLegal-system flaws

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Book overview

Brenda Keller had it all.

The beloved 12-year-old daughter of the town pastor in tiny Dover, Kansas, she was pretty, smart, and kind. She loved God, family, friends, animals, nature, and riding her bike. That all changed on Oct. 19, 1991, when she was abducted, raped, and murdered by a man who should have been behind bars.

Her grisly death stunned the quintessential small town in Kansas and robbed a community of its innocence. Her family relied on faith to overcome the overwhelming sadness and despair, ultimately living rich, rewarding lives to honor God and their "Strawberry."

Ernie W. Webb III, who grew up 15 minutes from Dover, weaves a riveting tale of good and evil in his debut book. In Goodbye, Butterfly he details Brenda's idyllic upbringing and her murderer's gut-wrenching childhood. Their collision resulted in one of the worst crimes in the state's history, one that angered a grieving town, revealed flaws in the legal system, and left numerous questions unanswered.
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