Webpublished in 1989, this book tells the true story of a young boy who killed his adoptive parents in 1984, when he was 17 years old. The book is the story of this young man’s. James sullivan, died following a. A teenage boy finds his mother and father murdered in their home but as the story goes on he reveals he knows. Webthe nbc movie, “a family torn apart,” depicted the murder nine years ago of bob and kay swartz by one of their two adopted sons, a crime that shocked anne. Webwhen a married couple is brutally murdered, their two adopted sons are suspected of the murder. Based on a true story. Webwhen young brian harrigan's adoptive parents are found lying murdered in the basement, his adoptive brother daniel becomes the main suspect, based on the testimony of brian. Webrutherford county, tenn (wtvf) — brought together by heartache, two families in rutherford county, the ayesh family, and the sullivan family are going.