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Ghettoside : a true story of murder in America
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Title
Ghettoside : a true story of murder in America / Jill Leovy.
ISBN
9780385529983
0385529988
9780385530002
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : Spiegel & Grau, [2015]
Copyright Notice Date
©2015.
Physical Description
x, 366 pages ; 25 cm.
Summary
Discusses the hundreds of murders that occur in Los Angeles each year, and focuses on the story of the dedicated group of detectives who pursued justice at any cost in the killing of Bryant Tennelle. --Publisher's description.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 10, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-356) and index.
Contents
The plague. A circle of grief ; A killing ; Ghettoside ; School of catastrophe ; Clearance ; The circumstantial case ; Good people and knuckleheads ; Witnesses and the shadow system ; The notification
The case of Bryant Tennelle. Son of the city ; "It's my son" ; The killing of Dovon Harris ; Nothing worse ; The assignment ; "Everybody know" ; The witness ; Baby man ; Mutual combat ; Witness welfare ; Lost souls ; The victims' side ; The opening ; "We have to pray for peace" ; The missing.
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