Kiss and Kill

Rick Pulley was a highly respected member of his Virginia community, a youth pastor and music director at his River of Life Church. When his devoted wife mysteriously vanished, few would suspect that Rick was somehow involved. Three and a half years later, police found Patty Jo's decomposed body under a bridge, and a cold case suddenly turned red hot.Soon, the dark secrets beneath a life of lies were brought to light, with sordid details of adultery, phone sex, rage, madness - and finally murder. As a dramatic trial unfolded, a shocked community realized that Rick Pulley had nearly got away with the cold blooded killing of Patty Jo.This extraordinary true story looks inside the heart of a close-knit community, behind bedroom doors, church doors, and jail cell doors - where a diabolical drama led to murder, a relentless investigation shattered innocence and illusions, and a monster was finally convicted of murder in the first degree.