{"product_id":"the-politics-of-murder-2nd-margo-nash-9781970361407","title":"The Politics Of Murder 2nd Edition: The Power and Ambition Behind \"The Altar Boy Murder Case\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPDATED AND EXPANDED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn a hot July night in 1995, \u003c\/strong\u003eJanet Downing was stabbed 98 times inside her Somerville, Massachusetts, home. Within hours, police identified 15-year-old Eddie O'Brien, the best friend of one of her sons, as the suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEddie had no criminal history, \u003c\/strong\u003eno clear motive, and no apparent opportunity. Yet his case emerged during a national panic over juvenile \"superpredators,\" when Massachusetts officials were pushing to prosecute more children as adults. His highly publicized trial helped change the state's juvenile laws.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAttorney Margo Nash, appointed as Eddie's guardian \u003c\/strong\u003ead litem, attended every court session and later gained access to the case files, forensic reports, and trial transcripts. Her conclusion was disturbing: Eddie could not have committed the murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this expanded second edition of The Politics of Murder, \u003c\/strong\u003eNash goes deeper into newly unearthed evidence of prosecutorial misconduct, withheld exculpatory material, and manipulated forensic findings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWas Eddie O'Brien used to advance a political agenda? \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat will it take to overturn his wrongful conviction?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margo Nash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1970361409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781970361407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wildblue Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.87d","brand":"Margo Nash","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084359704831,"sku":"9781970361407","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-politics-of-murder-2nd-margo-nash-9781970361407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}