Body of Proof: Tainted Evidence In The Murder of Jessica O'Grady?

By John Ferak

Jessica O'Grady was a tall, starry-eyed co-ed in search of finding her Mr. Right. Christopher Edwards was a 19-year-old deceitful and darkened soul. David Kofoed was a veteran crime lab commander who was on the prowl for more high-profile sensational murder cases to keep his prestigious forensics lab in the media spotlight.In May of 2006, Jessica's sudden and mystifying disappearance quickly turned into the biggest news story in Omaha, Nebraska. Hundreds of volunteers scoured lakes, creeks, riverbeds, forests, parks and barren fields.But it did not matter how hard people tried, nobody could find Jessica's body. Clearly, something awful and grisly happened to Jessica inside a west Omaha home where one noteworthy clue made Edwards the prime suspect.Enter CSI commander Kofoed. A week later, he emerged on the case.By that point in time, Kofoed had already gotten away with producing false clues and planting blood in two other high-profile murder cases across Nebraska's Heartland. O'Grady's friends and family were sad. They starved for answers. They demanded swift justice.Kofoed faced a dilemma. If authorities wanted to solve the homicide of Jessica O'Grady, they had to move fast.Was this sword used in the murder of Jessica O'Grady. Or was the evidence tainted?Would he be tempted to work up some secret magical evidence back inside his Omaha crime lab to avenge Jessica's murder? Or would he let Christopher Edwards continue to mock law enforcement and roam free in the community? Find out in BODY OF PROOF, author John Ferak's sequel to his debut book, BLOODY LIES, a Foreword Reviews INDIEFAB Book of the Year true crime award winner.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1942266219
• ISBN13: 9781942266211
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Wildblue Press
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"