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Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn't | Edward Humes

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I love a good true crime story. This one deviated a little from the conventional ‘who is the murderer?‘ vibe but I enjoyed the critique of fire science and arson investigation just as much. It‘s engagingly told, and balances a sufficient level of detail without getting bogged down in minutiae.

Suet624 Wow. Do you think she was guilty? 3y

ClairesReads @Suet624 it doesn‘t sound like it! 3y

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Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn't | Edward Humes

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In 1989, 3 children were killed in a house fire. In 1993, their mother, Jo Ann Parks, went to jail for life for the crime. But then innocence lawyers starting looking into her case, revealed to be investigated with junk science and conformational bias. Humes shows a “justice” system which is more of an “I refuse to admit I could be wrong” system. Tragic and searing.

Librariana This one sounds like a must add! 5y

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Hooked_on_books

Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn't | Edward Humes

Audio flower sorting! My book doesn‘t match my surroundings, but it‘s definitely interesting. I have moved on to a new endeavor—owner of a flower farm in Hawaii—and it‘s nice to be able to listen to an audiobook while I work.

britt_brooke Pretty! 5y

CaliforniaCay Sounds like you have a dream job in a dream location 😌❤⚘🌻🌼🌷🌸💐 5y

RealBooks4ever Oh, these flowers bring back sweet memories! They are the favorite flower of my ex. 😊 Guess I'll be buying them from you now! Will you be shipping to California? 5y

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Hooked_on_books @RealBooks4ever Not unless we grow more. We took over the farm from the person who built it and have kept all the vendors in place, all of which are in Hawaii. Maybe in a couple of years we will expand and be able to ship to the mainland! 5y

Hooked_on_books @CaliforniaCay Exactly! Less stress is a good thing. 5y

Soubhiville Beautiful! You made it there?! I hope your house sale and move went smoothly. ❤️ 5y

Hooked_on_books @Soubhiville Yes, we made it! The property is beautiful. There are the usual frustrations of getting stuff done but overall things are good. 5y

Librariana Wow! I've been absent from Litsy for some time, but I do remember you mentioning a move. Congratulations on this amazing new endeavor! 😊🌺 5y

Hooked_on_books @Librariana Thanks! It‘s been an education for sure, trying to get the business part set up. We‘re enjoying it so far! 5y

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Chelsea.Poole

Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn't | Edward Humes

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This turned out to be about errors in ways of investigating fires, innocent people behind bars, the California innocent project, and Joanna Parks...the woman accused of purposely starting a fire which killed her 3 young children. It was heartbreaking. i was expecting more of a #truecrime feel with investigations and such, but I enjoyed it all the same. It's an important look into our justice system as well.

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Chelsea.Poole

Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn't | Edward Humes

I forgot to post about this one when I started it a couple days ago on #Libby. I'm such a #truecrime addict, and I read an article that mentioned this title as a 2019 true crime, but I'm not so sure I would label this one as such. It is interesting, but not exactly what I was expecting. Hope to finish today so I can move on to my plethora of arrived #audiobook holds! 😁

RadicalReader Love when audiobooks arrive nothing more awesome 5y

Mdargusch Fascinating. I think I need to read this one. 5y

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