Losing Jon: A Teen's Tragic Death, a Police Cover-Up, a Community's Fight for Justice

Parrish, David

ISBN 10: 080654046X / ISBN 13: 9780806540467

Published by Citadel, 2020

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Seller Inventory # 080654046X-4-32841910

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Losing Jon: A Teen's Tragic Death, a Police Cover-Up, a Community's Fight for Justice
• Publisher: Citadel
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080654046X
• ISBN 13: 9780806540467
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Fair
• Weight: 11 ounces

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Synopsis

In 1990, Jon and Mickey Bowie, identical twin brothers, met up with friends at a Red Roof Inn outside of Columbia, Maryland. There were fifteen teenagers and two cases of beer, and the music was probably louder than it should have been. When police came to break up the party, they violently beat the twins, leaving their faces bloody and their eyes swollen shut. Outraged, the Bowie brothers pressed charges for excessive force, leading to months of harassment and intimidation from the police. Just before they were due in court, Jon Bowie's body was discovered on top of the backstop at the high school baseball field. His death was immediately declared a suicide. Was there something else going on in Columbia? As law enforcement failed to find answers and seemed intent on preventing the truth from surfacing, family friend David Parrish uncovered a system of cover-ups that could only lead to one conclusion - Jon's death was an act of murder.

About the Author

David Parrish is a technical writer, former recreational-league baseball coach, and long-time resident of Columbia, Maryland, where he and his wife raised their two sons and still reside. David grew up near Durham, North Carolina and graduated with a B.A. in English at the University of North Carolina. Learn more at davidkparrish.com.