{"product_id":"burned-a-story-of-murder-and-the-crime-that-wasnt-9781524742133","title":"Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn't","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Edward Humes\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dutton\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dutton\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Murder - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWas a monstrous killer brought to justice or an innocent mother condemned?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn an April night in 1989, Jo Ann Parks survived a house fire that claimed the lives of her three small children. Though the fire at first seemed a tragic accident, investigators soon reported finding evidence proving that Parks had sabotaged wiring, set several fires herself, and even barricade her four-year-old son inside a closet to prevent his escape. Though she insisted she did nothing wrong, Jo Ann Parks received a life sentence without parole based on the power of forensic fire science that convincingly proved her guilt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut more than a quarter century later, a revolution in the science of fire has exposed many of the incontrovertible truths of 1989 as guesswork in disguise. The California Innocence Project is challenging Parks's conviction and the so-called science behind it, claiming that false assumptions and outright bias convicted an innocent mother of a crime that never actually happened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf Parks is exonerated, she could well be the \"Patient Zero\" in an epidemic of overturned guilty verdicts--but only if she wins. Can prosecutors dredge up enough evidence and roadblocks to make sure Jo Ann Parks dies in prison? No matter how her last-ditch effort for freedom turns out, the scenes of betrayal, ruin, and hope will leave readers longing for justice we can trust.","brand":"Dutton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45356092358807,"sku":"9781524742133","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781524742133.webp?v=1767671561","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/burned-a-story-of-murder-and-the-crime-that-wasnt-9781524742133","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}