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Trial by ambush : murder, injustice, and the truth about the case of Barbara Graham Cover Image Book

Trial by ambush : murder, injustice, and the truth about the case of Barbara Graham

Clark, Marcia (author.).

Summary: "Unwanted and neglected from birth, Barbara Graham had to overcome the odds just to survive. Her beauty was both a blessing and a curse--offering her too many options of all the wrong kind. Her innate sensitivity left her vulnerable to the harsh realities of the street, where she was left to fend for herself before she reached double digits. Her record of petty crimes spoke to a life that constantly teetered on the brink of disaster. But in 1953, a catastrophic twist of fate would catapult her out of obscurity and into the headlines. When a robbery spiraled out of control and escalated into a brutal murder, Barbara became the centerpiece of a media circus. Her beauty enraptured the press, and they were quick to portray her as a villainous femme fatale despite abundant evidence to the contrary--a fiction the prosecution eagerly promoted. The frenzy of public interest and willful distortion paved a treacherous path for Barbara Graham. In Trial by Ambush, author and criminal lawyer Marcia Clark investigates the case exposing the fallacies in the demonizing picture they painted and the critical evidence that was never revealed."--

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  • ISBN: 9781662515965
  • ISBN: 1662515960
  • ISBN: 9781662515958
  • ISBN: 1662515952
  • Physical Description: print
    258 pages : photograph ; 23 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Seattle, WA : Thomas & Mercer, [2024]

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Graham, Barbara 1923-1955
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True crime stories.

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