THE SWEATER LETTER
Distel (Dave) with Distel (Lynn)
Language: English
Published by Writers Club Press, 2002
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Softcover. SIGNED. When a woman was shot and killed on the final day of deer season in 1992, it was quickly classified as a most tragic hunting accident. One person - Det. Sgt. Bob Ball of the Michigan State Police - was unconvinced. His investigation was triggered by a strangely worded letter, supposedly written by the victim herself, discovered packed in a box of sweaters. He still had little to go on but his own intuition, until a volunteer armed with a slingshshot, marbles and a metal detector, found a spent bullet buried in the leaves and snow. However, it would take months of incredibly dogged police work to gather enough evidence to arrest the elusive man who had seemingly perpetrated the perfect crime. Ball sought, and found, minute details that might have escaped a less determined and meticulous investigator. The tension was almost unbearable when the case finally came to trial, matching a youthful prosecuting attorney against the most tenacious defence attorney in the Upper Peninsula. The weapon had never been found and the investigation only proved where the defendant wasn't, not where he was, at the time of the shooting. The spectre of 'reasonable doubt' weighed heavily as the jury began to deliberate: hunting accident or murder? The Moilanen case. 342pp. 8vo. softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Vg.…
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- Title
- THE SWEATER LETTER
- Author
- Distel (Dave) with Distel (Lynn)
- Publisher
- Writers Club Press
- Publication year
- 2002
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Softcover / Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0595259332
- ISBN 13
- 9780595259335
- Seller catalogs
- Regional Crime (Domestic and Foreign)
When a woman was shot and killed on the final day of deer season in 1992 in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, it was quickly classified as a tragic hunting accident. One person-Det. Sgt. Bob Ball-was unconvinced. A strangely worded letter discovered in a box of sweaters and the suspicious behavior of the woman's husband, Bruce Moilanen, triggered his investigation. It would take the cooperation of witnesses who put themselves in jeopardy and months of incredibly dogged police work to gather enough evidence to arrest the elusive man who had seemingly perpetrated the perfect crime.
Dave Distel was a writer, editor and columnist for the Los Angeles Times for over twenty years before moving to the Upper Peninsula where he now resides with his wife and collaborator Lynn. Their work has drawn attention from national media, including Court TV's Forensic Files. The popular crime program visits The Sweater Letter case in an episode entitled "Hunter or Hunted."
"The Sweater Letter is destined to be a classic in the genre...a spell-binding tale that is well-written and easy-to-follow. It deserves the attention it is getting."-Green Bay Press-Gazette
"An exceptional seller..."-The New York Times
"This one has it all. It's just a great story!"-Bill Flood, Producer, Court TV's Forensic Files
"If you found Anatomy of a Murder intriguing, you will be absolutely captivated by The Sweater Letter!"-San Diego's North County Times
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