Unopened Doors

Author Gina DePaulo led a quiet, orderly life until a mugging concussion reignited old, painful memory visions of a far more frightening crime. Back in 1969, an unknown man abducted her and seemingly intended to kill her. With the help of renowned cold case investigator, Paul Holes, Gina began a journey to discover who her seeming would-be killer may have been. On the hunt for the identity of the mystery man, she traveled down a shadowy road of past serial killers, inept detectives and girls gone missing in the area of the old crime. The investigation led to surprising turns and startling conclusions, as she opened the long-hidden doors of her past.

Author Gina DePaulo led a quiet, orderly life until a mugging concussion reignited vivid memory visions of an older, far more frightening, crime. Back in 1969, an unknown man abducted her, seemingly intending to kill her. With the help of renowned cold case investigator, Paul Holes, Gina hoped to discover the identity of the long-ago would-be killer. On the hunt for the mystery man, she traveled down a shadowy road full of past serial killers, inept detectives and girls gone mysteriously missing in the area of the old crime. As each disturbing facet of the investigation was revealed, it generated not only more memories of the 1969 crime, but also persistent recollections of Gina's early family life as the sorrow, joys and secrets of her childhood spilled out. She soon sensed that her troubled home was somehow woven into the untangling and healing of the old crime. It became clear, despite the remarkable work of Paul Holes, it was still up to her alone to make sense of the disparate pieces and to finally open the long-hidden doors of her past.

Unopened Doors is Gina DePaulo's impressive, debut true-crime publication. She has both studied and worked in the criminal justice field, which gives her a natural understanding of true crime and the investigative process. However, in more recent years, Gina owned her own wedding floral business, which she has now retired from. Currently Gina is devoting her time to writing and enjoying family. She lives with her husband in the Northern California Bay Area.