The Call

Reid Forgrave (via Chi Trib): GRINNELL, Iowa - Drive up the gravel road to Chris Gaunt's farmstead and you'll be met with the sights and sounds of a typical Iowa hog farm.



You'll hear 1,200 hogs oinking in an adjacent building. You'll see a sign outside her door: "Three Little Pigs Welcome You to the Gaunt Farm." You'll see a door mat that reads "Pig Crossing" and dozens of pink stuffed pigs throughout her house.



But soon you'll learn that Gaunt is anything but a typical Iowa farm wife.



A hint lies in a folded-up piece of paper in her hand.



"HABEAS CORPUS PETITION," it reads. "This habeas corpus petition is filed on behalf of a prisoner who is being held illegally and…