Mikal Gilmore

And now, even as an adult, she would continue to feel the effects.

She was around 24 years old in the summer of 1937 when she met Frank Gilmore.

He was an older gentleman of 47 who she fell for instantly.

Frank had lived an interesting life.

It was during a long and unexpected trip that left Bessie alone with her mother-in-law when the old woman revealed that he went by many names, like Walter Kaufman.

or Francis Seville, which was how he was able to hide from all of his previous marriages and children, and all the people he'd conned.

The mother told her he was using his real first name with Bessie, at least, even if Gilmore wasn't his real last name.

I knew