Shasta Groene unveils ‘Out of the Woods,’ telling her survivor story 20 years later

BOISE, Idaho — Nearly two decades after her rescue from one of Idaho’s most infamous killing sprees, Shasta Groene released a book about her story last week, sharing her survival story, which she says “was only beginning.”

Out of the Woods, a book by true crime writer Gregg Olsen, dives into Groene’s story following the 2005 murders of her family members and her kidnapping and sexual assault, “from the beginning to the very end.” Groene and Olsen are holding a book signing event in Boise on Sunday.

“For so long, people told me my truth was too much—too hard to hear, too painful to face,” she wrote in a social media post. “But I lived it. I survived it. And now, I’m finally telling it. OUT OF THE WOODS isn’t just my story—it’s about survival, about the flaws in our system, and about how we find the strength to overcome even the darkest moments.”…

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