Hazel Thornton
I didn't so much write a book as I allowed my trial diary to be published. The idea for keeping a diary resulted from the judge's daily admonishment to not talk to anyone about the trial. Not talk to anyone? For seven months?! Writing my thoughts down on paper allowed me to process what I was experiencing, and also helped me to sleep at night.
Meanwhile, my brother, a psychology professor at the University of Kansas, had a colleague named Lawrence Wrightsman who studies juries. I agreed to talk to him after the trial ended. When he found out I'd kept a diary he asked to read it and convinced me to have it published, along with psychological and legal commentaries on the diary.
Meanwhile, my brother, a psychology professor at the University of Kansas, had a colleague named Lawrence Wrightsman who studies juries. I agreed to talk to him after the trial ended. When he found out I'd kept a diary he asked to read it and convinced me to have it published, along with psychological and legal commentaries on the diary.
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