{"product_id":"the-politics-of-murder-2nd-edition-the-power-and-ambition-behind-the-altar-boy-murder-case-9781970361391","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\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wildblue Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781970361391","brand":"Wildblue Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47937827864713,"sku":"9781970361391","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_5f5f3d84-6195-4e0d-835d-cc6f42c04f87.jpg?v=1786473946","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-politics-of-murder-2nd-edition-the-power-and-ambition-behind-the-altar-boy-murder-case-9781970361391","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}