For six long years, Jane Stafford lived in an unimaginable hell. Billy Stafford, her common-law husband, subjected her to bloody battering and unspeakable sexual torture. The police and her neighbors knew about Billy's vicious attacks. But no one could help Jane - until, fearing for her child's life and for other members of her family, she grabbed a shotgun and shot Billy's head off.
This is Jane Stafford's story, more harrowing and brutal than The Burning Bed - the story of a woman imprisoned by fear, shattered self-worth, and poverty. From the beginning of her life with Billy to the murder and subsequent trials and acquittal, Life With Billy is a savage, in-depth account of one woman's ordeal - and her life-and-death struggle to survive.
