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In with the devil : a fallen hero, a serial killer, and a dangerous bargain for redemption / James Keene with Hillel Levin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 254 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0312551037
  • 9780312551032
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Contents:
Fathers & sons -- On the banks of the Wabash, far away -- Lost in the system -- Life in the cemetery -- Breakfast with baby killers -- "I can't see the faces, but I can hear the screams" -- America's most wanted -- Innocence -- The falcon's tale -- Closure.
Summary: Traces the story of a once-promising football athlete and imprisoned drug dealer who was offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a serial killer.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 364.1523 K26 Available 33111007568831
Total holds: 0

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Featured on Dateline and CNN, the true story of a young man destined for greatness on the football field--until a few wrong turns led him to a ten-year prison sentence. He was offered an impossible mission: Coax a confession out of a fellow inmate, a serial killer, and walk free.

Jimmy Keene grew up outside of Chicago. Although he was the son of a policeman and rubbed shoulders with the city's elite, he ended up on the wrong side of the law and was sentenced to ten years with no chance of parole.

Just a few months into his sentence, Keene was approached by the prosecutor who put him behind bars. He had convicted a man named Larry Hall for abducting and killing a fifteen-year-old. Although Hall was suspected of killing nineteen other young women, there was a chance he could still be released on appeal. If Keene could get him to confess to two murders, there would be no doubt about Hall's guilt. In return, Keene would get an unconditional release from prison. But he could also getkilled.

A story that gained national notoriety, this is Keene's powerful tale of peril, violence, and redemption.

Includes bibliographical references.

Fathers & sons -- On the banks of the Wabash, far away -- Lost in the system -- Life in the cemetery -- Breakfast with baby killers -- "I can't see the faces, but I can hear the screams" -- America's most wanted -- Innocence -- The falcon's tale -- Closure.

Traces the story of a once-promising football athlete and imprisoned drug dealer who was offered his freedom in exchange for coaxing a confession out of a serial killer.

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