| International Standard Book Number |
9781250368546
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| International Standard Book Number |
1250368545
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| Personal Name |
King, Gilbert author.
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| Title Statement |
Bone valley : a true story of injustice and redemption in the heart of Florida / Gilbert King.
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| Edition Statement |
First edition.
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| Publisher |
New York, NY : Flatiron Books, 2025.
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| Physical Description |
x, 373 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm.
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| Content Type |
text txt rdacontent.
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| Media Type |
unmediated n rdamedia.
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| Carrier Type |
volume rdacarrier.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Just read hte transcript -- Instant lightning -- Okay, that's enough -- This is the story -- Something is wrong -- I can do it -- Look for me -- The hill I have to climb -- He was just different -- You gotta fire this lawyer -- I just got chills -- Friend was in trouble -- I don't like murderers -- What wounds? -- Didn't have a note on it -- Pay attention to the neighbors -- I'm not saying it -- Let me at him -- It could have been me -- Coming to get me -- Know that I know -- I kind of saved the guy's life -- Let him know love -- I don't believe he did it -- I didn't do that -- I've read it all -- Kept my damn mouth shut -- Dear Mr. King -- I got history -- Turns my stomach.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King comes a chilling exploration of one of America's most haunting wrongful conviction cases. Based on the hit podcast, Bone Valley dives into the dark heart of rural Florida, where a young man's life was upended by a tragic miscarriage of justice. In 1987, Leo Schofield was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, Michelle. Always insistent on his innocence, he was poorly served by his legal defense: the investigation was sloppy, the case flimsy, and numerous pieces of evidence were ignored. He was sentenced to life in prison. Over thirty years later, Gilbert King is tipped off to Leo's case and is astonished by what he found: layers of corruption, flawed evidence, and deep-seated errors. He can't shake the story and starts to get to know Leo and his family. Leo shows an incomprehensible amount of grace and love about his situation, which spurs Gilbert even more to tell his story. Bone Valley is at once a revelatory investigation into a murder, a chilling portrait of the criminal justice system, and a uniquely powerful story of grace and redemption. Gilbert King has written a new classic of narrative nonfiction"-- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Criminal justice, Administration of Florida.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Judicial error Florida.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Justice.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies. lcgft.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Creative nonfiction. lcgft.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works. lcgft.
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