As the sisters drove as fast as they legally could on the I-5 freeway back to the courthouse, Rosey reminded Gypsy (whom she still calls Jacqueline) again that they couldn’t fall apart—no matter what the verdict was.

But the next phone call obviated the need for that. Rein Curtiss had just been convicted of first-degree murder!

When Dawn Karina called Gypsy, she told her that the prosecution team and the detectives were holding a meeting on the tenth floor of the courthouse, and they were waiting for Joe’s two daughters to join them.

David Levin had observed Reim closely as the jury was polled. One by one, they had all...