Shasta Groene: A Story of Survival, Serial Murder, and Finding Home After Trauma

By Wesley P. Velez

She walked out of the woods and into the arms of a nation-but the true journey was just beginning.

In 2005, Shasta Groene survived one of America's most horrifying true crime cases. After her family was brutally murdered and she was abducted by convicted serial killer Joseph Duncan, Shasta's rescue stunned the country.

But while the world focused on headlines, Shasta faced something far more terrifying: life after survival.

This unforgettable memoir goes beyond the news and into the heart of a young girl's fight to reclaim her voice, her identity, and her hope.

Told in her own powerful words, Shasta Groene: A Story of Survival, Serial Murder, and Finding Home After Trauma chronicles Shasta's journey from a child marked by tragedy to a woman forged by resilience.

With stunning honesty and grace, she shares the trauma that followed her rescue-the PTSD, addiction, loss, and moments of spiritual awakening-and the slow, painful climb toward healing.

This is not a story about being saved.

It's about choosing to survive-again and again.

Through motherhood, faith, therapy, and the strength of community, Shasta writes a new chapter for herself and other survivors who have been silenced or misunderstood.

This is her legacy-not just of tragedy, but of hope, wholeness, and home.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FKGC6Y35
• ISBN13: 9798294559311
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"