Mockery of Justice
Cynthia L. Cooper / Author, Robertson Cooper / Author, Sam Reese Sheppar
A revisitation of the case that inspired The Fugitive, by the son of the acquitted suspect. (May)
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Reviewed on: 12/30/1996
Genre: Nonfiction
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