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James Renner is genuine. He cares about these victims . . . When it comes to true crime, this is the kind of writer we need. Crime Shadow News
An investigative journalist cracks open 13 of Northeast Ohios most intriguing unsolved crimes and attempts to crack open dark secrets that have baffled Clevelanders for years, including:
MurderBeverly Jarosz, just 16 years old, felt a dark foreboding in the months before she was stabbed to death in her quiet Garfield Heights home in December 1964.
Stolen IdentityJoseph Newton Chandler of Eastlake was not who he claimed to be. Some think he was the Zodiac killer; others say he was D.B. Cooper, or even Jim Morrison.
Suicide or murder?Joseph Kupchik hid gambling problems from friends and family until he was found at the bottom of a nine-story parking deck in downtown Clevelandwith multiple stab wounds.
HeistIn 1969, Lakewood bank employee Ted Conrad nabbed $215,000 from the vault one day after his twentieth birthday. The FBI still shows up at his high school reunions.
ControversyJeffrey Krotine was thrice tried for the grisly 2003 murder of his wife and ultimately acquitted, to the frustration of Cuyahoga County prosecutors, detectives, and even jurors.
These stories venture into dark alleys and seedy strip clubs, as well as comfortable suburbs and cozy small towns, where some of the regions most horrendous crimes have occurred. Renners unblinking eye for detail and unwavering search for the truth make this book a gripping read.
