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Wicked takes the witness stand : a tale of murder and twisted deceit in Northern Michigan

Link, Mardi

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\"On a bitterly cold afternoon in December 1986, a Michigan State trooper found the frozen body of Jerry Tobias in the bed of his pickup truck. The 31-year-old oil field worker and small-time drug dealer was curled up on his side on the truck's bare metal, pressed against the tailgate, clad only in jeans, a checkered shirt, and cowboy boots. Inside the cab of the truck was a fresh package of expensive steaks from a local butcher shop--the first lead in a case that would be quickly lost in a thicket of bungled forensics, shady prosecution, and a psychopathic star witness out for revenge. Award-winning author Mardi Link's third book of Michigan true crime, Wicked Takes the Witness Stand, unravels this mysterious and still unsolved case that sucked state police and local officials into a morass of perjury and cover-up and ultimately led to the separate conviction and imprisonment of five innocent men. This unbelievable story will leave the reader shocked and aching for justice. \"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Subject: Murder Michigan Case studies. / Murder investigation Michigan Case studies. / False imprisonment Michigan Case studies. / Criminal justice, Administration of Corrupt practices Michigan Case studies. / TRUE CRIME / Murder / General.
• ISBN: 9780472071692, 0472071696, 9780472051694, 0472051695

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HV6533.M5 L56 2015	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE