{"product_id":"submerged-how-a-cold-case-condemned-an-innocent-man-to-hide-a-familys-darkest-secret-hardcover","title":"Submerged: How a Cold Case Condemned an Innocent Man to Hide a Family's Darkest Secret - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHillel Levin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis bombshell investigation from the co-author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Bird\u003c\/i\u003e reveals a cold case gone wrong that cleared a murderer and imprisoned an innocent man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn March 1993, sixteen-year-old Rayna Rison was abducted outside the La Porte, Indiana, veterinary hospital where she worked. A month later, her body was found submerged under tree limbs in a rural pond. Police targeted her brother-in-law, Ray McCarty, as the prime suspect. Although a grand jury indicted him for the murder in 1998, prosecutors later dropped the charges. Then in 2013, county officers arrested Jason Tibbs, Rayna's middle-school boyfriend, convicted him, and sentenced him to forty years in prison. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a two-year investigation, drawing on dozens of interviews and more than a thousand pages of police files, author Hillel Levin completes the case against McCarty, following clues and leads that detectives overlooked. In the process, he reveals startling new information about the killer's murder weapon and accomplices, and uncovers the politics and misconduct that enabled the prosecutor to convict Jason Tibbs. Although cold cases are celebrated in popular culture, Jason's trial shows the perils they can pose for innocent defendants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the heart of \u003ci\u003eSubmerged\u003c\/i\u003e is the tragic story of Rayna Rison, an exceptional young woman with a promising future whose family and justice system failed to keep her from harm. Ironically, the person now held accountable for her murder is the friend she most saw as her protector.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHillel Levin\u003c\/b\u003e's reporting has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eMonthly Detroit \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, \u003ci\u003eMetropolitan Detroit\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He was executive editor of \u003ci\u003eMetropolitan Detroit\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. In 1984, he wrote \u003ci\u003eGrand Delusions: The Cosmic Career of John De Lorea\u003c\/i\u003e (Viking). In 2004, he wrote \u003ci\u003eWhen Corruption Was King\u003c\/i\u003e (Carroll and Graf) with Robert Cooley about Cooley's central role in the FBI investigation of mob influence on Chicago's courts and political system. In 2007, for \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, he wrote \u003ci\u003eBoosting the Big Tuna\u003c\/i\u003e, about the burglars who broke into the home of Tony Accordo, the long-time leader of Chicago's mob. His 2010 book, \u003ci\u003eIn With the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e, which he wrote with James Keene, was about Keene's undercover mission to crack a serial killer in a federal prison and was the basis for the Apple TV+ series \u003ci\u003eBlack Bird\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 502\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344741589299,"sku":"9781613165744","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/LECFFQazF09781613165744.webp?v=1778731908","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/submerged-how-a-cold-case-condemned-an-innocent-man-to-hide-a-familys-darkest-secret-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}