WOW!

I picked up this book at random at the airport for something to read on my flight. I am so glad that I came across it. I can't wait to read John Grisham's new book about a similar case in Ada. Sounds to me like they need to get a new DA and take a better look at this case. I would imagine that his career is pretty much ruined now though, heh. The girl on the first page mentioned that she was Donna Denice Haraway's niece and that Tommy and Karl did commit the crime and that this book is full of lies. With all due respect to that girl, as I know her family has gone through a lot....but she was only 4 years old when it happened. There isn't honest closure if the real murderer is still walking. Who knows how many others he has hurt. Who knows, maybe it was the same guy that killed the other girl, the one in Grisham's book.

Keep the Dream of Freedom Alive

Mayer's missive about miscarriage of justice in Ada, OKlahoma, has been re-released to coincide with best-selling legal thriller author (and attorney) John Grisham's first foray into non-fiction True Crime, *The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town.* Although chronicling different crimes and different cases, they occur on common ground. Both constitute a grippingly nauseating expose of Ada, America, run totally amuck. (Be afraid. Be very afraid that this can and IS happening right here, in the "Land of the Free") In the Afterward to this update, (no pictures :-(Mayer aptly describes the obscenity of District Attorney Bill Peterson (WHAT?!? He's still there, in his absolute power?!? Proving what they say about absolute power - it corrupts absolutely) and his band of Good Old Boys as "Kafka in Oklahoma."

Remembering Denice

Denice and I grew up in the same small town in Oklahoma. It is of the utmost importance to understand how those of us who knew her were profoundly affected by her death. This heinous crime not only shook Ada, but also shook those of us who grew up with her in Purcell,OK. Denice was a sweet girl who had a smile that would light up the room. She was a year behind me in school. I recently pulled out a old High School annual. Looking at her photo brought back a rush of memories. Memories of a beautiful, innocent young woman who's life was ended in the twinkling of a eye. As important as it is that justice has been served in this case, it is even more important for all to understand that we will never forget Denice.