(MCT) CHICAGO — With all the turbulence David Hendricks has endured in his life, it may come as no surprise that he has written a book.

A Chicago-area native, millionaire businessman and fundamentalist Christian, Hendricks was convicted nearly 30 years ago in one of the Illinois’ most notorious crimes — the knife and ax murders of his three children and wife in their spacious, new Bloomington home. He spent seven years in prison before an unexpected court review of the case led to a new trial and his acquittal.