Growing up, Rachel Rear knew the story of Stephanie Kupchynsky's disappearance. The beautiful violinist and teacher had fled an abusive relationship on Martha's Vineyard and made a new start for herself near Rochester, NY. She was at the height of her life-in a relationship with a man she hoped to marry and close to her students and her family. And then, one morning, she was gone. Around Rochester-a region which has spawned such serial killers as Arthur Shawcross and the "Double Initial" killer-Stephanie's disappearance was just a familiar sort of news item. But Rachel had more reason than most to be haunted by this particular story of a missing woman: Rachel's mother had married Stephanie's father after the crime, and Rachel grew up in the shadow of her stepsister's legacy."--Amazon. A violinist and teacher, Stephanie Kupchynsky had fled an abusive relationship on Martha's Vineyard and made a new start for herself near Rochester, NY. She was in a relationship with a man she hoped to marry and close to her students and her family. One morning she disappeared. Rear was haunted by the story: Rachel's mother had married Stephanie's father after the crime, and she grew up in the shadow of her stepsister's legacy. Here Rear reconstructs the case, cataloging the crime and its costs over two decades. She details how a dysfunctional justice system laid the groundwork for Stephanie's murder-- and stymied the investigation. -- adapted from jacket