New book recounts the miracles that arise from a murder

Dlana Hall Bodmer’s Miraculous Journey is unlike any book you’ve read before. It’s a mix of true crime and spirituality that will make you cringe, angry, outraged, and then overwhelmed with wonder and a new faith in God. Few books have been so cathartic to read.

The story begins with the real-life murder of the author’s sister, Gina Renee Hall, in 1980. Dlana recounts the last words of her eighteen-year-old sister as she went to a night out dancing at the local Marriott Inn in Blacksburg. . Virginia. Hours later, Dlana received a strange phone call from her sister asking Gina, “Where are you?” His short answer, “I’m at the lake.” Then Dlana asked, “What are you doing at the lake?” Gina’s strange response, “I’m looking at it.” Dlana, confused by his answers and curious who Gina would have gone to the lake with, asked, “Well, who are you looking at it with?” Gina replied with a word “Steve” and then clicked. Gina had told her sister exactly what she needed to convey in order for the clues to be known. That was the last time Dlana spoke to her sister. When Gina did not return home that night, the search began, a search that led to Stephen Epperly, who had a history of violence against women. Although Gina’s body was never found, all the evidence pointed to Epperly’s guilt and he was convicted by a jury of Gina’s murder.

Since then, Dlana has had to deal with the anger she felt toward Epperly, anger that has been exasperated by his being on probation every year or two and her efforts to ensure that he is not released. Dlana’s family was devastated by the loss of Gina, and that grief never completely disappeared. The family and authorities searched for Gina’s body for months without success, and Dlana and Gina’s father went to the grave without knowing what had become of their daughter.

Then, in 2016, Dlana began having strange experiences that inspired her to resume the search, and so the miracles began. I won’t go into detail about the miracles or the quest, but to sum it up, Dlana started having strange dreams, and in the morning she would wake up to find that she had scribbled messages in her sleep. Many of these messages didn’t seem to make much sense, but they all contained clues as to where he might bury Gina and the truth of the last moments of her life. Dlana also began listening to songs repeated on the radio or listening to the lyrics of songs that seemed to be tracks. He had experiences that he could not explain other than that they had to be caused by some otherworldly intervention.

Dlana was determined to find Gina’s body, and the messages she received led her to various locations in search of her. He gets in with law enforcement personnel. His path crossed with psychics and paranormal investigators interested and involved in Gina’s case. He requested the help of family and friends. He dug in the riverbeds and did not leave a single stone unturned that could lead to the location of his sister’s body. Throughout the process, she also discovered evidence and facts that had been suppressed or were not available in the months after her sister’s murder; evidence confirming not only that Epperly, but possibly others, were involved in the terror at the lake house; facts that she would never have known had it not been for the mysterious trip of 2016.

And despite everything, Dlana wondered what the general purpose of all the messages she was receiving was. He had always felt great anger and hatred towards Epperly. She had always struggled with her pain, but now she felt that these messages were trying to do more than just bring her into her sister’s body. Did he have to forgive his sister’s killer? Could it be that she had to learn something on her own?

I can’t begin to explain the miracles that happened to Dlana. I can’t say whether or not the miraculous journey she details happened, but I believe it did, and Dlana provides a lot of evidence, including numerous photographs, to document her journey. I believe that there are forces invisible to us, forces of good and evil, and I believe that angels support us in ways that perhaps we did not expect. Dlana reveals in these pages the amazing revelations she had during this journey that gave her renewed faith in God and allowed her to have a new understanding of her relationship not only with her sister but with the Universe in general.

If you don’t believe that miracles can happen, you should read this book. What qualifies as a miracle on these pages may not actually be what you expected, but regardless, Dlana knows there is no explanation other than that some supernatural force was trying to communicate with her. When we listen to whispers, when we are open to their communication, miracles can happen in our lives.

A companion book, A Web of Lies: A Day Made in Hell, is in the works and will provide more details on the evidence and investigation of Gina Hall’s murder. In the meantime, read The Miraculous Journey and discover that peace and healing are always available and that forgiveness is possible for even the most heinous crimes.