Murders are always shocking in our society, even more so when they happen close to your own community. Yet despite the massive media attention at the time of the crime and shortly afterwards, these crimes often fade from the public memory as time moves on. Within a few months, media attention focuses on something else and unfortunately sometimes police resources are similarly redirected. Yet behind the scenes there are a band of dedicated detectives who work tirelessly to solve homicides and sometimes with some luck and countless hours of painstaking investigation these cases are solved.
While One Piece Of The Puzzle covers a difficult subject matter, it is a very readable book. Examining twenty of our most chilling murders over the past few decades, it reveals how sometimes the smallest piece of evidence can be the "one piece of the puzzle" needed to solve a crime. While sobering to be reminded of these sad cases, it is good to know that justice was eventually done for each of these victims.
This book also illustrates the importance of eyewitness testimony. While a statement may seem unimportant at the time or a little detail too trivial to mention, when all the evidence is laid out it is sometimes these seemingly minor things that can take a case in a whole new direction. In most crimes there must be people who know something and if a case remains unsolved it is never too late to go to the police revealing what you know. It could make the difference between a crime remaining unsolved or a criminal being brought to justice.
A sad but compelling read that highlights just how hard the police work to solve crimes long after the media buzz has faded.
No comments:
Post a Comment