Rising from Rape

A Memoir of Survival and Justice

Pamela Braswell (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

243 Seiten

2020
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8294-5 (ISBN)

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As a new attorney, Pamela Braswell was confident her career was about to skyrocket. Instead, she narrowly escaped death at the hands of a serial rapist and killer. Braswell's firsthand true crime narrative gives a victim's perspective of a harrowing investigation, revelations in the press, grand jury indictment and capital murder trial.

As a new attorney, Pamela Braswell was confident her career was about to skyrocket. Instead, she narrowly escaped death at the hands of a serial rapist and killer--his only surviving victim. Twenty years later, the moratorium on executions in California that put his execution on hold ended, but the governor announced he wouldn't enforce the death penalty. Braswell's firsthand true crime narrative gives a victim's perspective of the harrowing investigation, the revelations in the press, the grand jury indictment and capital murder trial. Through it all, her refusal to be a victim transforms her view of the world--and its heroes.

Pamela Braswell worked as a flight attendant, insurance professional, and actor before graduating from law school and obtaining licenses in Georgia and California. She lives in Delano, Tennessee.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Major Crimes

1. Desert Heat

2. Quick Thinking

3. A Narrow Escape

Evidence Collection

4. An Open Door

5. Needle Phobia

Police Investigation

6. A Welcome Light

7. Photo Lineup

8. A Solid Lead

9. An Initial Shock

Subpoenas

10. A Grand Jury

11. ADA Kirkwood and a Stranger

Grand Jury

12. Three Sets of Initials

13. Leaving the Court

14. Recalled to Testify

15. Media Coverage

Arraignment

16. An Ally

17. Old Newspapers

18. Plea of Not Guilty

The Wait for Trial

19. Bureaucracy and Need

20. His Identity Revealed

21. Family Matters

Winning the Fight

22. Alone and Watching the O.J. Trial

23. Washing Away the Dirt and Grime

24. My Competence Questioned Again

The People of the State of California vs. Eric Wayne Bennett

25. Testifying in the Guilt Phase

26. Attending the Penalty Phase

27. Formal Sentencing

Reclaiming My Life

28. Measured Progress

29. Hard Hits

30. Following My Heart

An Open Letter to the Governor of California, Gavin C. Newsom

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	02.07.2020
Zusatzinfo	18 photos, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	318 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
ISBN-10	1-4766-8294-1 / 1476682941
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-8294-5 / 9781476682945
Zustand	Neuware