Bøker av James Jessen Badal

Tells the story of devastating loss of life and a community's response. This book describes not only the events of a fateful day but also their lingering effects. Rumor and suspicion splintered a grieving community. And yet the community also rose to the challenge of healing.

Ten-year-old Beverly Potts was last seen at 9:00 P.M. the evening of August 24, 1951. James Jessen Badal reexamines the events leading up to Beverly Potts's disappearance and the subsequent police investigation and over-the-top, sensational publicity in the Cleveland press.