title: Incest, Murder and a Miracle: The True Story Behind the Cheryl Pierson Murder-For-Hire Headlines
author:  Cheryl Cuccio 
description: CHERYL A. CUCCIO, wife, mother, incest/ abuse survivor and author, has been married to her soul mate Robert Cuccio for twenty-seven years. Unlike her own childhood horror, Cheryl is a mother who dedicates herself to being a role model for their two extremely intelligent, well-educated daughters. Through parental love, nurturing and guidance, Samantha, the eldest daughter, has a earned degree in forensic psychology and Casey, the youngest, is in medical school. Despite her early years, Cheryl is a strong, confident woman who aspires to be a best-selling author and motivational speaker. Throughout her lifes journey she has experienced many far-from-normal trials and tribulations, and intends to use her lifetime knowledge to help as many people as she can. She speaks out about being a victim and how she became a survivor through strength and perseverance. ROBERT C. CUCCIO has been married to Cheryl for twenty-seven years. He has been a registered nurse for twenty-one years with ONS Oncology Nursing Society certification and worked in various departments of hospitals including the ER (emergency room). Robert has practiced his specialty as an oncology nurse for twenty years, and for the past ten years ran the infusion center where patients receive treatments like chemotherapy. After a massive heart attack, Robert was pronounced dead in 2012, brought back to life, and recently awarded Nurse of the Year for New York 2015 by the International Nurses Association. When working with people with cancer, he strives to inspire them while motivating them to accept their diagnosis and follow their treatment plan with confidence. Robert has been interviewed numerous times by the media. He hopes to help many people by sharing his past experiences. MORGAN ST. JAMES, an award-winning author, columnist and speaker, is on the board of Writers of Southern Nevada. This is her fifteenth book. She co-authors the Silver Sisters Mysteries series with her real life sister Phyllice Bradner. A Corpse in the Soup, was named Best Mystery Audio Book by USA Book News. She has written various stand-alone books either solo or with co-authors. and earned recognition and awards for multiple short stories. In 2012 she co-authored La Bella Mafia, Bella Capos chilling memoir about surviving abuse. She is honored that the Cuccios chose her to help tell their story. St. James has appeared on authors panels, radio shows and in other media forms.
zlib_text: Dedication
  
  This one’s for you, Maria.
  
  Chapter One
  
  At least once a day, Chris Wilcox got the idea there was a place he could go,
  an old familiar house, and if he walked into it, he would find the life he
  thought he’d lost. This vision was crowded with friends, their voices a blur
  of toasts and cheers, and at its center was Cheryl, waiting for him.
  
  Most of all, and always, there was Cheryl.
  
  The idea might flood into his mind at any point—while driving a rented car
  through a strange city, or reading a newspaper clipping about a murdered girl,
  or cleaning his handgun after shooting all morning at paper silhouettes—and
  the image would possess him so forcefully he could actually feel Cheryl’s arms
  around him, the warm press of her breasts against his chest. He would pull to
  the side of the road, or put the news clipping down, or stare at the Glock as
  though he’d accidentally shot a hole in the ceiling. He thought there must be
  some maze of streets he’d never found, some twist in the roa