When a Mother Becomes a Monster
Shelly Knotec story
3 min readMar 22, 2023
Shelly Knotek was born on March 17, 1960, in California. She grew up in a troubled home with an alcoholic father and abusive mother. Knotek struggled with drug addiction in her teens and early adulthood and was in and out of rehab facilities.
In 1985, Knotek met David Knotek, and the couple married in 1986. They had two daughters together, Shane and…
