{"product_id":"murder-by-crows-steve-cassady-9780988192164","title":"Murder by Crows: Hot Crimes in California","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalifornia has a long history of criminal cases that captured the collective imagination long after the judges' gavels fell. Some sent potential innocents to the gas chamber. In others, public opinion suggested a killer got away with murder. Some crimes were so insane and grotesque they worked their way into popular culture. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMurder by Crows: Hot Crime in California, \u003c\/i\u003e author Steve Cassady takes an in-depth look at California's most notorious criminal cases. Did 1950s B-girl Barbara Graham deserve to die for the murder of a Burbank matron? How, despite not having a single piece of direct evidence, did the prosecution succeed in sending shy Burton W. Abbot to San Quentin for the murder of a young girl?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCassady digs deep into the Golden State's goriest crimes, from the twenty-six murders Santa Cruz endured over thirty long months to the strange, almost hypnotic influence Charles Manson held over his cult of murderous fanatics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd then, of course, there was what many consider the trial of the century. Was O. J. Simpson a killer or the victim of embedded racism at all levels of the LAPD? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese are more than criminal cases. These are pivotal moments in American justice-or injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Cassady\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0988192160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780988192164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Literacy, Ink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.82d","brand":"Steve Cassady","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48438079783167,"sku":"9780988192164","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ade5e2d7-42de-4acf-8ef6-a0c630fc49ca.jpg?v=1777168669","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murder-by-crows-steve-cassady-9780988192164","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}