Trial by ambush murder, injustice, and the truth about the case of Barbara Graham
"Unwanted and neglected from birth, Barbara Graham had to overcome the odds just to survive. Her beauty was both a blessing and a curse--offering her too many options of all the wrong kind. Her innate sensitivity left her vulnerable to the harsh realities of the street, where she was left to fend fo...
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Seattle :
Thomas & Mercer,
[2024]
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| 100 | 1 | |a Clark, Marcia, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Trial by ambush : |b murder, injustice, and the truth about the case of Barbara Graham / |c Marcia Clark. |
| 250 | |a First edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Seattle : |b Thomas & Mercer, |c [2024] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2024 | |
| 300 | |a 258 pages : |b illustration ; |c 23 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
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| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references. | ||
| 520 | |a "Unwanted and neglected from birth, Barbara Graham had to overcome the odds just to survive. Her beauty was both a blessing and a curse--offering her too many options of all the wrong kind. Her innate sensitivity left her vulnerable to the harsh realities of the street, where she was left to fend for herself before she reached double digits. Her record of petty crimes spoke to a life that constantly teetered on the brink of disaster. But in 1953, a catastrophic twist of fate would catapult her out of obscurity and into the headlines. When a robbery spiraled out of control and escalated into a brutal murder, Barbara became the centerpiece of a media circus. Her beauty enraptured the press, and they were quick to portray her as a villainous femme fatale despite [what author Marcia Clark views as] abundant evidence to the contrary--a fiction the prosecution eagerly promoted"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Graham, Barbara, |d 1923-1955. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Graham, Barbara, |d 1923-1955 |x Trials, litigation, etc. |
| 650 | 0 | |a Trials (Murder) |z California |z Los Angeles |v Case studies. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Malicious prosecution |z California |z Los Angeles |v Case studies. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women death row inmates |z United States |v Case studies. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Capital punishment |z United States. | |
| 655 | 0 | |a True crime stories. | |
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| 949 | |a HOLT |b HadNF |c 364.1523 Cl |d i |e 39241503857786 |f 789140 |g ddc |j 01/31/2025 | ||
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