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Someone's Daughter: In Search of Justice for Jane Doe
In 1954, two college students are hiking outside Boulder, Colorado, when they stumble upon the nude and battered body of a young woman. A subsequent investigation turns up nothing, and the unidentified girl is buried. Pettem explores forensics of both the 1950s and today, as a new search attempts to identify the victim--and her killer.
Hardcover, 296 pages
Published
October 25th 2009
by Taylor Trade Publishing
(first published October 16th 2009)
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Author Silvia Pettem was kind enough to send me a free advance copy of this book. I'm glad I can repay her by writing a sincerely favorable review.
The story is about a beautiful young woman who was found murdered in Colorado in 1954. Her killer was never caught. In fact, this woman has never even been identified, but it wasn't for lack of trying. Pettem chronicles her own involvement in the case: a historian, she became interested in Jane Doe in the 1990s and eventually spearheaded t...more
The story is about a beautiful young woman who was found murdered in Colorado in 1954. Her killer was never caught. In fact, this woman has never even been identified, but it wasn't for lack of trying. Pettem chronicles her own involvement in the case: a historian, she became interested in Jane Doe in the 1990s and eventually spearheaded t...more
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I saw this book on the “new book” shelf at my local library and decided it was worth a read. I knew nothing about the case prior to reading the book. I found the book to be thoroughly enjoyable and a compelling story. The book almost seems like a journal, documenting the seemingly daily ups and downs of a cold case homicide investigation. I was fascinated to read about the tremendous amount of research that went into trying to identify Jane Doe and was impressed with the thoroughness with which ...more
As a long-time resident / worker in Boulder; lovely to remember places; for anyone, a well-written and very interesting exploration both of the 1954 Boulder Jane Doe case (with a very likely possibility as to Jane Doe's identity), and of how difficult-to-find information is uncovered and assembled.
I was very impressed by Pettem's tenacity and exhaustive research in her quest for the identity of a local unnamed murder victim who'd been buried as Jane Doe in 1954. I docked the book a star for some editing and style issues. ***Be sure to read the epilogue at www.silviapettem.com.
The good thing I can tell you is that I love to read stories about the VIDOCQ society. I have been fascinated by this group since the inception in 1990. It is an interesting story. The bad thing is that I am having some difficulties with this author's writing style. She has tended to bounce around and add tidbits of information, which I am trying to figure out how it plays into the story. I can see this book going to 4 stars,by me, but I doubt it.
Well researched, but poorly written. Pettem's awkward writing and blatant punctuation errors detract from what would otherwise be a great book.
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