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Local author writes of incest, abuse, recovery

Laura Landgraf sits in her back yard in Post Falls where she and her husband lead retreats. (Bethany Blitz, Coeur d'Alene Press)
Laura Landgraf sits in her back yard in Post Falls where she and her husband lead retreats. (Bethany Blitz, Coeur d'Alene Press)

Laura Landgraf’s father was a pastor, missionary and later, a theology professor. He was also an abusive, evil man who molested all five of his daughters, impregnating one of them. Landgraf’s mother was a psychologist who protected her husband, institutionalizing victims rather than having her husband face justice. So when Laura Landgraf recently handed her kids the manuscript telling her life story, they told her they were proud of her — but they couldn’t bring themselves to read it/Bethany Blitz, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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