Sweet as Poison

She can't seem to escape a vision that's haunted her before.

I always had this weird feeling in the pit of my stomach that something was wrong.

I would have these dreams.

I was going into a room, and this lady would be on this table, and people would beat her with bats, broomsticks, pans, shovels, rakes even.

I couldn't control my body.

She would scream for me to help her, and I would cry and tell her I was trying.

I didn't know who it was.

Whoever she is, the victim in Jennifer's unnerving nightmare becomes a frequent visitor.

They started to happen more and more.

I would have the dreams once a week, and then it started to be almost every single night.

And then it just got to the point where I was too scared to go to sleep.

I would tell my mom, you know, "I know something's not right.

I don't know who this is, but something's not right."

Jennifer's nightmares may sound terrifying, but a real-life danger is just around the corner.

Hi.

When Ed Bowen marries Mary Jane, they combine families from previous marriages into one sprawling clan.

Ed and Mary Jane Bowen were living in Grand Rapids, Michigan, along with her two daughters, Nancy and Karen.

They would not claim to have been Ozzie and Harriet, but they were a close family.

They did love each other, and Ed thought of both girls as his own.

My mom, she'd do anything for anybody.

If I needed something, if she had it, she'd help me.

I mean, she was always there for us.

Even though at times Ed may make it a bit hard to see, his good qualities bring a little sense of sweetness to the family.

My mom thought he was a good guy for something because otherwise I don't think she would have married him.

Ed might have been gruff on the exterior, but inside he was a nice, sweet, helpful person.