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Summary: TRUE LIFE "TOO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD"
Review: The murder occurs in the town that provided the setting for the book "Too Kill a Mockingbird." Earley is an extremely talented writer whose style makes it impossible to put this book aside. It is written in chronological order, which makes it comparable to fiction novels. The story is a tale of police blunders, hidden evidence by the police, lying witnesses and jilted girlfriends. It will make you question the guilt of current death row inmates because district attorney's and cops will commit felonies to win a conviction. I read the book because Ann Rule spoke very highly of his writing ability and she was 100% correct. He is one of the best non-fiction, though he could probably cross over to fiction, writers in the world. The murder remains unsolved, though police think they know who killed her, because of a lack of evidence. Bryan Stevenson has received national honors for his work with death row inmates, McMillan has never regained the small tree business that was lost after his conviction. He does day labor in the same town. None of the police officers were charged since investigation "mistakes" were considered to be "honest mistakes."
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Summary: Inside looking out....
Review: true life story of a black man unjustly accused and sentenced to die for the murder of a young white woman in a small town in Alabama. I have been through Bay Minette several times and could relate to the environment where the trial occurred. If I didn't know better I would think this case occurred 100 years ago; alas, it did not; I found myself struggling to continue reading the book because of the fact it was so very sad and horrifying. The incompetence, the lies, the coverup, so they could get this poor innocent black man convicted of murder. thank God for men like Mr. Stevenson- I guess my only surprise was that they never found the true killer- one is left to guess who did it, I guess. Does anyone have any update as to if they ever found the killer of these women?
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Summary: Fascinating, Riveting but depressing-----
Review: true life story of a black man unjustly accused and sentenced to die for the murder of a young white woman in a small town in Alabama. I have been through Bay Minette several times and could relate to the environment where the trial occurred. If I didn't know better I would think this case occurred 100 years ago; alas, it did not; I found myself struggling to continue reading the book because of the fact it was so very sad and horrifying. The incompetence, the lies, the coverup, so they could get this poor innocent black man convicted of murder. thank God for men like Mr. Stevenson- I guess my only surprise was that they never found the true killer- one is left to guess who did it, I guess. Does anyone have any update as to if they ever found the killer of these women?
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Summary: Justice Is Rarely Blind In Murder Cases
Review: When I began this book, I didn't know if the accused was innocent or guilty. I simply wanted to write about a death penalty murder case from the moment that a body was discovered. I wanted to show how complicated an actual murder investigation can be. I chose a relatively unknown case because all of the rules change whenever someone famous goes on trial. Lawyers preen, judges choose their words carefully when they are on television. I also chose a case in a small town because neither the victim nor the accused are strangers. Those responsible for dispensing justice --- investigators, prosecutors, defense attorneys, the judge, and the jurors --- cannot hide under a blanket of big-city anonymity or forget the role that they played when they encounter the victim's grieving parents or the distraught spouse of a condemned man. I chose the Deep South because more defendants are sentenced to death there than anywhere else. What I soon discovered was that an innocent man had been wrongly accused. Suddenly, this book changed directions, going from a story about a murder case into a race to free an innocent man from being executed and a search for the real killer.
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