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Lisa Rinna Reveals Mother's Survival Against Trailside Killer

2/24/2026

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In Lisa Rinna's memoir You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It, she reveals that in 1960 David Carpenter, the Trailside Killer, kidnapped and attacked her mother Lois Rinna, who survived, and Carpenter served seven years before committing multiple murders.
Candice DeLong, a former FBI agent, discusses leniency in that era and prison rehabilitation's dangers.
Rinna emphasizes her mother's resilience, noting Lois faced trauma without therapy and kept humor.

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In Lisa Rinna's memoir You Better Believe I’m Gonna Talk About It, she reveals that in 1960 David Carpenter, the Trailside Killer, kidnapped and attacked her mother Lois Rinna, who survived, and Carpenter served seven years before committing multiple murders.
Candice DeLong, a former FBI agent, discusses leniency in that era and prison rehabilitation's dangers.
Rinna emphasizes her mother's resilience, noting Lois faced trauma without therapy and kept humor.