The First Time He Hit Her: The Murder Of Tara Costigan

True Crime Conversations · Jul 1, 2020 · 34m

Tara Costigan was a hard working mum, friend, close with her family and liked by those who she met. She was also killed by her partner one week after giving birth to their daughter. In this episode we speak with Heidi Lemon, that author of The First Time He Hit Her: the shocking true story of the murder of Tara Costigan, the woman next door. Heidi spent the past few years devoted to writing the book, and worked closely with the Costigan family during the project. Tara’s story is devastating. It is also not an anomaly. Heidi has worked to share Tara’s story in the hopes that more…