13 Days of Silence (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by Lemon Grove, 2026
- Softcover
- New
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Paperback. 13 Days of Silence is the true story of the thirteen days between a mother's last contact with her son and the moment she learned he was the body found in a burned vehicle.What begins with a calm phone call from law enforcement quickly becomes something far more unsettling. Investigators say they are looking for her son about a car and reassure her that he is not in trouble. As the days pass, the questions begin to change. Messages go unanswered. Information comes slowly, in fragments. Then comes a request no parent ever expects. Dental records.For thirteen days, hope and dread live side by side.Told by a mother who spent decades working inside crisis as a paramedic, firefighter, and corrections officer, 13 Days of Silence offers a rare perspective from someone who understood emergencies and investigations long before she was forced to experience them from the other side.What follows is not only grief but a difficult journey through the realities of the criminal justice system. In the courtroom, testimony conflicts, timelines blur, and the narrative presented does not always match what was expected. The legal process moves forward, but many questions remain unanswered, including the most painful one of all. Why.Written with restraint and grounded in lived experience, 13 Days of Silence is not a sensational true crime story. It is a mother's account of waiting, of loss, and of what it feels like when the search for justice does not always bring clarity.The thirteen days ended. The silence did not. . Written from the perspective of a former paramedic, firefighter, and corrections officer, this true story explores grief, unanswered questions, and the silence that remains after the murder of her son. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- 13 Days of Silence (Paperback)
- Author
- Teri Busse
- Publisher
- Lemon Grove
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798995245308
But to her, he was never just a case file. What began as a murder investigation would eventually become tied to one of Kansas’s early state-level RICO prosecutions, transforming a young man’s death into something far larger and more complicated than one family ever expected.
When she knows something is wrong, instincts as a retired paramedic, former corrections officer never fade. There is no handbook for what comes next. There are phone calls. Silence. Waiting. And the slow realization that the people we trust, friends, strangers, even institutions meant to protect us, can fail in ways we never imagined.
In February 2022, a burned vehicle was discovered outside Leavenworth, Kansas. Inside the trunk were human remains.
Before official confirmation ever came, a mother already feared what her heart knew. Her son, Rylee James, was missing. What followed were thirteen days of silence. 13 Days of Silence is a true account of loss, unanswered questions, and the aftermath of a young man’s murder. Told from the perspective of the person who lived it, this book is not a courtroom drama or a polished retelling of a crime. It is the story of what happens when a homicide becomes intertwined with a broader criminal enterprise case, and a family is left searching for answers inside a system focused on convictions. Through memories, courtrooms, and the long shadow that follows violent loss, this book explores grief, justice, and the painful reality that sometimes the truth becomes buried beneath procedure, silence, and the pursuit of something larger. This is not just a story about murder. It is a mother refusing to let her son be reduced to evidence.
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