Losing Jon: A Teen's Tragic Death, a Police Cover-Up, a Community's Fight for Justice - Couverture souple

Parrish, David

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ISBN 10 : 080654046X ISBN 13 : 9780806540467

Editeur : Citadel, 2020

Synopsis

A PopSugar Best True Crime Book of 2020

“Losing Jon takes you on a journey for truth that will have you questioning everything from start to finish. Broken trust with the police that have sworn to protect you, the unimaginable grief of a mother and the strength of a community that wants answers. David Parrish provides a daring examination of a tragedy that changed a community forever.”
—Gregg Olsen, #1 New York Times bestselling author
 
David Parrish was in disbelief when he learned that nineteen-year-old Jon Bowie’s body had been found hanged from a backstop at the local high school’s baseball field and the death declared a suicide. David had known Jon and his twin brother since they were boys. He had coached them on the baseball field and welcomed them into his home for sleepovers with his own sons. However, when David learned how Jon’s body was found, he felt compelled to find the facts behind this incomprehensible tragedy. 
 
Soon, David would learn of a brutal incident at a local motel where Jon and his brother had been severely beaten by police officers, the charges filed against those officers, and the months of harassment and intimidation Jon and his brother endured. Few in the utopian community of Columbia, Maryland, believed Jon could commit such a final act. Like many others, David wondered how a fateful night of teens blowing off steam could lead to such a tragic end. As law enforcement failed to find answers and seemed intent on preventing the truth from surfacing, David uncovered a system of cover-ups that could only lead to one conclusion—Jon’s death was an act of murder.
 
“A true page turner, filled with almost-too-unbelievable-to-be-true details of one community’s fight to find justice for one of its own . . . the issues raised, particularly when it comes to questions of police brutality and cover-ups, are very much relevant today.”
—New York Times bestselling author Lisa Pulitzer
 
Includes 16 Pages of Photographs

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Parrish is a technical writer, former recreational-league baseball coach, and long-time resident of Columbia, Maryland, where he and his wife raised their two sons and still reside.  David grew up near Durham, North Carolina and graduated with a B.A. in English at the University of North Carolina. Learn more at davidkparrish.com.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Citadel
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 080654046X
• ISBN 13: 9780806540467
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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