

Soon he remarried, and David learned that his stepmother was just as vicious and abusive as his father.

One day, Thurston packed up the house and took the kids, leaving her with nothing. David’s mom, too mentally ill to care for her children, couldn’t protect him.

But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lies-even murder.Ī shrewd con artist with a genius IQ, Thurston intimidated David with beatings to coerce him into doing his criminal bidding. Tall, strong, smart, and brave, the self-taught Cherokee regaled his family with stories of his World War II feats. Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his three siblings idolized their dad. David Crow has written an unforgettable memoir about family, survival, and the power of forgiveness. The Pale-Faced Lie is the true story of a violent ex-con who forces his son to commit crimes.
