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When six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was murdered in her home on December 25, 1996, millions were transfixed by the story. Detective Steve Thomas was at the center of the team that searched for her killer. He chased leads from jail cells to estates; he talked to hundreds of witnesses and conducted extraordinary interviews with the Ramseys. Now he tells how someone got away with murder.
Recounting mistakes made throughout the investigation, Thomas also details his own work, and readers will draw compelling conclusions. His inside story answers a wide range of important questions about a murder investigation gone awry.
Described as "the detective who knew this case better than anyone," Thomas' resignation from the Boulder, CO, police forced the governor to launch a grand jury that would itself be thwarted, only to leave the killer at bay.
More Reviews and RecommendationsSteve Thomas received more than a hundred commendations and awards during his thirteen-year police career, including the Award of Excellence and the Medal for Lifesaving, for assignments ranging from recruit training and SWAT to special investigations and undercover narcotics. Prior to the JonBenet case, Thomas worked on a multi-state task force investigating racketeering and organized crime that resulted in numerous grand-jury indictments. Thomas has been a guest lecturer on criminal justice topics and instructed extensively on law-enforcement issues.
Don Davis, an award-winning news correspondent for thirty years, with assignments from Vietnam to the White House, has written a dozen books. His most recent is Last Man on the Moon, published by St. Martin's Press.
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October 28, 2006: this book was amazing because it told of the entire investigation through the truthful eyes of a man who investigated it the whole time. it was very sad and i felt horrible for the beautiful jon benet. it was truly sad to hear of how they found her and her sad death that has been plagueing the nation. i definitely recommend it
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October 27, 2003: This account by Steve Thomas is on the money. It, in my opinion, is the closet we will ever get to the truth. While innocent until proven guilty, the Ramsey's certainly seem like they are hiding something or someone. Read the book.