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The acclaimed author of American Dirt reveals the devastating effects of a shocking tragedy in this landmark true crime book—the first ever to look intimately at the experiences of both the victims and their families. A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins’ story of a night in April, 1991, when her two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St. Louis. When, after a harrowing ordeal, Tom managed to escape the attackers and flag down help, he thought the nightmare would soon be over. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Tom, his sister Jeanine, and their entire family were just at the beginning of a horrific odyssey through the aftermath of a violent crime, a world of shocking betrayal, endless heartbreak, and utter disillusionment. It was a trial by fire from which no family member would emerge unscathed.… (plus d'informations)
La banalité du fait divers, l'horreur du crime, l'incroyable loupé de l'erreur judiciaire (sans sanction?)... et la postface pleine de recul. Un témoignage précieux. ( )
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The river moans and sighs, Swallows my memoiries, And spits back currents of regret, To drown careless swimmers, 'Neath onion's shield, She sheds saltless tears, Howling at the moon.
The bridge has long since collapsed and now the river boasts her danger for fear of drowning.
I no longer cross to meet you, I stand on muddy banks waving, but can't you see clearly, My dreams take me down, To rocks and the cold current below, And I have lost myself, In the water's wailing drone, That lulls me to sleep
-Julie Kerry
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For Robin: my true friend, my blood, my laugh-maker
And for Julie: my sunshine, my awe-inspirer, my soul-waker.
May God grant us the strength and wisdom to do your lives a sliver of justice in the telling. We love you always and miss you every day. Kisses and Revolution.
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In 1991, I was a sixteen-year-old high-school kid living on the outskirts of the nation's capital and I thought I was invincible, I thought I was tough.
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The acclaimed author of American Dirt reveals the devastating effects of a shocking tragedy in this landmark true crime book—the first ever to look intimately at the experiences of both the victims and their families. A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins’ story of a night in April, 1991, when her two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St. Louis. When, after a harrowing ordeal, Tom managed to escape the attackers and flag down help, he thought the nightmare would soon be over. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Tom, his sister Jeanine, and their entire family were just at the beginning of a horrific odyssey through the aftermath of a violent crime, a world of shocking betrayal, endless heartbreak, and utter disillusionment. It was a trial by fire from which no family member would emerge unscathed.
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