SPOTLIGHT

The Fair Fields

Only rarely did the outside world intrude on an idyllic Connecticut childhood, but in the tumultuous 1960s, that intrusion included an encounter with evil

By Rosanna Warren Thursday, February 6, 2025

SPOTLIGHT

The Fair Fields

Only rarely did the outside world intrude on an idyllic Connecticut childhood, but in the tumultuous 1960s, that intrusion included an encounter with evil

By Rosanna Warren Thursday, February 6, 2025

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