Don't Tell Anyone. The True Story of Sisters Raised by a Murderous Mother

For many years, sisters Sami, Nikki, and Tori Knotek have flinched at the word "mom" — it reminds them of the horrors of the past and their own unhappy childhood. For almost twenty years, they not only lived in fear of their mother's violent outbursts but also witnessed such horrific scenes that are impossible to forget. For years, behind the high fence of their home, their mother, Michelle "Shelly" Knotek, subjected them to humiliation, beatings, and turned them against each other. Despite everything they endured, the girls not only did not break but strengthened the bonds of sisterly love. And even when victims of their mother began to appear in the house, whom Shelly systematically drove to a torturous death, forcing her daughters to witness the horrific scenes of torture, they did not go insane or resign themselves to their fate. Instead, they strengthened their resolve to someday escape from their parents' home and tell their story to the world so that their mother would face the punishment she deserved…