inside was the usual smorgasbord : nine unsolved sex murders in the desolate western half of nebraska ; a health-food guru who had been busted for kiddie porn ; a maryland housewife who had grown a squash that looked a bit like a bust of jesus christ - if you looked at it with your eyes half-closed in a dim room , that was ; a game paraplegic girl training for the big apple bike-a-thon , a hollywood divorce ; a new york society marriage ; a wrestler recovering from a heart attack ; a comedian fighting a palimony suit .