But the two of them had gone to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and gotten married on November 16, 1974. The Notaro women had to accept the surprise wedding and made the best of it, although they would tsk tsk over Vickie’s talents as a wife or lack thereof.

According to Geri, she and Rein, Casey, and Neil had been quite poor as the three children grew up. She gave no hint of her expensive tastes as she piously said,

“Neil always had clean clothes and a neat house. We may not have had much, but we always had clean things.”

Her mother in law’s disapproval of Vickie’s housecleaning and cooking was...