Twisted Triangle (46 page)

Gene holed himself up in this house in Manassas, Virginia, during three-plus hours of 911 calls he made in the early morning of June 24, 1996, after fleeing from the church.

By Caitlin Rother

Gene walks into the courtroom during his trial in 1997 in Manassas.

By Caitlin Rother, courtesy of WRC-TV, Washington DC

Gene’s booking photo in June 1996.

By Caitlin Rother, courtesy of WRC-TV, Washington DC, and the Prince William County Police Department

Margo testifies for the prosecution on January 29, 1997.

By Caitlin Rother, courtesy of WRC-TV, Washington DC

Commonwealth’s attorneys Paul Ebert (right) and Jim Willett, who prosecuted the Gene Bennett case together, in Paul’s office in November 2006.

By Caitlin Rother

Margo in October 2006 at the University of California, Berkeley, where she works today as a campus police captain.

By Caitlin Rother

Lindsey (left), Margo, and Allison, pregnant with Serena, outside Margo’s home in the Bay Area in October 2006.

By Caitlin Rother