![]() "I'd lost my innocence," Hannah writes, as well as her sense of safety, even at home, and the happy times that her family might have shared if this tragedy had never occurred. Her dad's side of the family grew increasingly distant after that and even stopped getting together for holidays, no one wanting to fully deal with the empty chairs. ( Wilson Billy Robitaille, who pleaded not guilty, was convicted of multiple counts of capital murder and sentenced to death.) He ended up stabbing her and the children to death. She left him alone in the kitchen and, when she returned, caught him rifling through her purse. Per Hannah's account, an ex-convict who was free on a work release program after serving time for a nonviolent offense-a man whom Lee and her husband Stuart had previously let live in the travel trailer in their yard and hired to do odd jobs-knocked on the door one day when Stu was at work and Lee let him in, since he was hardly a stranger. The story was big local news, but she tried to block out what happened for years until she finally went online to learn the whole story. Though her mom told her the next day that her departed family members were "angels in heaven," she wouldn't know for a few days that someone had killed them. ![]() She recalls sending that something was wrong one May 2001 night when her father had to dash off and miss her dance recital. It is revealing insight that most women and teen girls can probably relate to and Brown hopes it helps them feel less alone on their own journeys.When she was 6, Hannah Brown's Aunt LeeLee and two young cousins were murdered at their home in Hamilton, Ala. "This book was really powerful for my family, for all of us, to start talking about it openly with each other for the first time it was a very hush-hush thing that we didn't talk about that happened to our family that obviously affected us all." "I wanted to take the time to remember them and the integral part that their life and death played in my life and my family's life," Brown said. It's a horrible tragedy that has shaped her family and something they didn't talk much about in the aftermath, until now. She shares very emotion photos of her aunt and young cousins who were tragically murdered. Readers will enjoy the photos of Brown throughout the years, but some in particular stand out. "I pride myself on being really honest and it was really important for me to talk about how their relationship, our relationship in our family and the things we've gone through in our family have shaped me as a person," Brown said. She talks about her beauty pageant past, high school, college, her family and her parents' relationship. She gives a raw account of what happened behind the scenes, after the show, and during her time with each.Įven more interesting, Brown gives readers a glimpse into the events that made her who she is today. ![]() It was a whirlwind of a year, followed by the pandemic.īrown details her breakup with her fiancé, the rekindling of romances with the other two men in her top three, Peter and Tyler. "Writing a book I knew was going to be difficult and definitely an undertaking but I didn't prepare for how emotional and emotionally taxing it was going to be," Brown said.īrown was "The Bachelorette" and "Dancing with the Stars" champion in 2019. NEW YORK (WABC) - Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of "The Bachelorette" on her journey to find love? Former "Bachelorette" Hannah Brown gives an extremely candid inside look at the process and her feelings along the way in her new book, "God Bless This Mess." Jennifer Matarese interviews former "Bachelorette" Hannah Brown about her new book, "God Bless This Mess." ![]()
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