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Prosecutors argued Barbara was a woman happy with her life and a willing participant in her husband's sexual proclivities. They suggested she killed her husband for money. Friends testified the couple seemed normal and happy, and they did not suspect anything violent at home. But the elder Raymond's children said the 49-year-old former police sergeant put on a nicer face for the public. In their book, the siblings explore the question of why their mother would stay with an abusive man for more than 20 years. They interviewed her about her past and learned of his manipulative behavior as far back as the first dates. "I think after this all happened and she realized how bad the psychological and physical abuse was that she was going through even then, she started thinking back and realizing
'Oh, this wasn't normal,'" said Jennifer Sheehan, 26. The 250-page book includes a robust appendix. "Domestic Violence, How to get Help, Cops as Abusers and other statistics" is designed to give readers some helpful tools, Jennifer Sheehan said. "We want people to know the signs of what an abuser is and what they do to control you, even from the very beginning," she said. Raymond is getting married and will be in graduate school in New York in the fall. Jennifer lives in San Diego and works as an oncology nurse. Barbara Sheehan, 50, convicted on one weapons charge and sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison, is out on bail while appealing her conviction. Barbara Sheehan didn't comment for this story. Her children said she was happy with the book. A call to Raymond Sheehan's brother Vincent was not returned. Changing Lives Press is the book publisher. The book costs $24.99. It also will be available as an e-book.
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