Sins of the Father: The Landmark Franklin Case : a Daughter, a Memory, and a Murder"Haunting and heroic...SINS OF THE FATHER sets itself apart from other true-crime thrillers....A story of the paraylyzing power of memories." LOS ANGELES TIMES On a lovely fall day in 1969, a peaceful middle-class suburb, Eileen Franklin's father raped and killed her best friend, Susan. And then she repressed the memory for nearly twenty years. Soon Eileen was assaulted with memories of her violent family life, and her own terror, pain, and loneliness. As a child, she had never expected to live very long, and now she understood the reason why--and that she would have to act in the name of justice.... |
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... trial , or whether circum- stances exist to invalidate their viability . The hearings are not exhaustive weighings of the evidence , as in trials , but quick overviews to seek out crippling gaps in the assembled evidence , or legal ...
... trial , or whether circum- stances exist to invalidate their viability . The hearings are not exhaustive weighings of the evidence , as in trials , but quick overviews to seek out crippling gaps in the assembled evidence , or legal ...
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... trial would be over and we could all go home . " It was odd that Horngrad , whose defense was predicated on the implied dishonesty of the prosecution's main witnesses , would reject the possibility that evidence had been deliberately ...
... trial would be over and we could all go home . " It was odd that Horngrad , whose defense was predicated on the implied dishonesty of the prosecution's main witnesses , would reject the possibility that evidence had been deliberately ...
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... trial cost . . . " I was amazed that Mrs. Nason , with the cost to her of this crime , could think about the cost to the state of California . We discussed the book I planned to write . " I hope it will have an educational value , " she ...
... trial cost . . . " I was amazed that Mrs. Nason , with the cost to her of this crime , could think about the cost to the state of California . We discussed the book I planned to write . " I hope it will have an educational value , " she ...
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