arielilane
Justice for Liz Barraza
True crime author, Ann Rule's book is due out in November 2012. I started this thread so that WS posters can discuss the book. I'm very interested in reading Ms. Rule's (she's a favorite of mine) book .
http://coronado.patch.com/articles/...er-attention-to-spreckels-case-zahau-shacknai
In an interview with Patch, Rule said it was too soon to offer a theory of the case or her impressions of Zahau, but shared some other tidbits from her upcoming book:
She did not travel to Coronado or to Arizona, where Shacknai lives, to conduct her research, Rule said, but talked extensively with Zahau's loved ones, who believe she was killed. She also has a long-time friendship with Seattle attorney Anne Bremner, who is representing the Zahau family in their quest to reopen the investigation.
“It seems to me there is so much physical evidence that indicated a homicide rather than a suicide,” she said.
She does not see the case lending itself to another book after her Crime Files collection is released in November, but she also doesn't rule out the possibility of a trial taking place someday.
“This case is sort of hanging in mid-air,” she said. “It could always be re-opened.”
Fatal Friends,Deadly Neighbors: Ann Rule's Crime Files Volume 16: Ann Rule: 9781451648287: Amazon.com: [email]Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com[/email]/images/I/51e%2B9Ufp8GL.@@AMEPARAM@@51e%2B9Ufp8GL
http://coronado.patch.com/articles/...er-attention-to-spreckels-case-zahau-shacknai
In an interview with Patch, Rule said it was too soon to offer a theory of the case or her impressions of Zahau, but shared some other tidbits from her upcoming book:
- She talked to two former detectives who disagree with the suicide finding by the San Diego County Sheriffs Department.
- She received little information from the Sheriffs department. They “seemed very solid in their beliefs that it was a suicide,” Rule said.
- She also looked into the circumstances surrounding the death of Max Shacknai, 6, who was injured two days before Zahau died.
She did not travel to Coronado or to Arizona, where Shacknai lives, to conduct her research, Rule said, but talked extensively with Zahau's loved ones, who believe she was killed. She also has a long-time friendship with Seattle attorney Anne Bremner, who is representing the Zahau family in their quest to reopen the investigation.
“It seems to me there is so much physical evidence that indicated a homicide rather than a suicide,” she said.
She does not see the case lending itself to another book after her Crime Files collection is released in November, but she also doesn't rule out the possibility of a trial taking place someday.
“This case is sort of hanging in mid-air,” she said. “It could always be re-opened.”
Fatal Friends,Deadly Neighbors: Ann Rule's Crime Files Volume 16: Ann Rule: 9781451648287: Amazon.com: [email]Books@@AMEPARAM@@http://ecx.images-amazon.com[/email]/images/I/51e%2B9Ufp8GL.@@AMEPARAM@@51e%2B9Ufp8GL