The Murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless
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The Murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless

An Honest Sheriff and the Exoneration of an Innocent Man

  1. 309 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless

An Honest Sheriff and the Exoneration of an Innocent Man

About this book

In a small Missouri town in 1992, the body of 19-year-old Mischelle Lawless was found in her car, stalled on the side of a road. 18-year-old Josh Kezer was arrested and charged for her murder-even though he was in a different state at the time, as proven by witnesses-and spent the next 16 years of his life in prison.

How was Josh imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit? Author Stephen R. Snodgrass expertly unveils the web of manipulation and corruption that led to Josh's conviction. Everything that could go wrong in the American criminal justice system did, from witnesses who were coached by law enforcement to lie, to withheld exculpatory evidence, and an unscrupulous prosecutor knowingly using false, recanted testimony. Snodgrass draws on interviews with Josh himself, the research of Sheriff Rick Walter, the first responder to the scene, and his own legal analysis, to reveal the truth behind the case, the conviction, and the exoneration. This book is a timely, compassionate work of true crime that calls for better and more equitable justice for all.

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Table of contents

  1. CONTENTS
  2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  3. PART I. THE MURDER
  4. 1. THE FIRST 24 HOURS
  5. 2. THE INITIAL INVESTIGATION
  6. 3. DIGGING DEEPER
  7. 4. GETTING DESPERATE TO CHARGE SOMEONE
  8. 5. THE TRAIL RUNS COLD
  9. PART II. THE ARREST AND PROSECUTION OF JOSHUA KEZER
  10. 6. JOSH KEZER
  11. 7. WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE
  12. 8. THE DEFENSE
  13. 9. THE TRIAL
  14. PART III. BEHIND THE WALLS
  15. 10. POSTTRIAL PROCEEDINGS
  16. 11. THE APPEAL
  17. 12. INTO THE LION’S DEN
  18. 13. THE CASE AGAINST JOSH BEGINS TO FALL APART
  19. 14. THE BEGINNINGS OF JOSH’S EXONERATION
  20. PART IV. NEVER TOO LATE
  21. 15. THE HABEAS CORPUS INVESTIGATION
  22. 16. HABEAS CORPUS PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS
  23. 17. DEPOSITIONS FOR THE HABEAS HEARING
  24. 18. THE HABEAS CORPUS HEARING
  25. 19. FREEDOM
  26. PART V. THE AFTERMATH
  27. 20. JOSH KEZER
  28. 21. RICK WALTER
  29. 22. THE LAWLESS FAMILY
  30. NOTES
  31. INDEX
  32. ABOUT THE AUTHORS