Burned : a story of murder and the crime that wasn't / Edward Humes.
On an April night in 1989, Jo Ann Parks survived a house fire that claimed the lives of her three small children. Though the fire at first seemed a tragic accident, investigators soon reported finding evidence proving that Parks had sabotaged wiring, set several fires herself, and even barricade her four-year-old son inside a closet to prevent his escape. Though she insisted she did nothing wrong, Jo Ann parks received a life sentence without parole based on the power of forensic fire science that convincingly proved her guilt. But more than a quarter century later, a revolution in the science of fire has exposed many of the incontrovertible truths of 1989 as guesswork in disguise. The California Innocence Project is challenging Parks's conviction and the so-called science behind it, claiming that false assumptions and outright bias convicted an innocent mother of a crime that never actually happened. If Parks is exonerated, she could well be the "Patient Zero" in an epidemic of overturned guilty verdicts--but only if she wins. Can prosecutors dredge up enough evidence and roadblocks to make sure Jo Ann Parks dies in prison? No matter how her last-ditch effort for freedom turns out, the scenes of betrayal, ruin, and hope will leave readers longing for justice we can trust.
Record details
- ISBN: 1524742139
- ISBN: 9781524742133
- Physical Description: 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Dutton, 2019.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | Parks, Jo Ann. Female offenders > California. Malicious accusation > California. Mothers > California. Women prisoners > California. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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North Kansas City Public Library | 365.9794 HUMES 2019 (Text) | 0001002198057 | Nonfiction | Available | - |