Chapter 4

 

EXCLUSIVE: SERIAL KILLER HAD TROUBLED PAST

 

By Lila DeRosa, reporter

 

The woman who allegedly both murdered and cannibalized dozens of men, shocking a sleepy Connecticut community, suffered traumatic moments that may have led to her crimes.

 

According to a journal discovered exclusively by this newspaper, the unsuspected librarian endured multiple miscarriages and the emotional rejection of her ex-husband.

 

Local therapists say such rejection and feelings of inadequacy could have led Ainsley Price to feel inadequate, empty and, possibly, residual feelings of anger toward the opposite sex. These feelings, along with an increased sense of isolation, may have driven the quiet young woman to commit inexplicably horrific acts.

 

Ainsley's employers at the local library said they "never would have guessed" the dark secrets she was keeping.

 

“She seemed so shy—withdrawn and sweet. I still can’t believe she was capable of such acts. I’m still in shock,” an older woman at the library, who asked to remain anonymous, said.