{"product_id":"twice-taken-the-martinez-twins-tragedy-the-1974-alabama-cold-case-of-identical-sisters-a-towns-dark-secrets-and-justice-fifty-years-in-the-making-paperback","title":"Twice Taken: The Martinez Twins Tragedy: The 1974 Alabama Cold Case of Identical Sisters, a Town's Dark Secrets, and Justice Fifty Years in the Making - Paperback","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\u003eJames G. II Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey were thirteen. They were identical. And on August 17, 1974, they vanished.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSarah and Rebecca Martinez rode their bikes to the library one sunny Saturday morning in Millbrook, Alabama. They never came home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen their bodies were discovered seventeen days later, the evidence was clear. Witnesses had seen things. Forensics pointed in obvious directions. But somehow, the investigation stalled. Evidence disappeared. Witnesses went silent. Powerful people looked away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe case went cold. And two parents were left with fifty years of unanswered questions.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUntil a dying man's confession changed everything.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2023, former deputy James Thornton revealed what he'd witnessed in 1974-and been forced to keep quiet about for nearly half a century. His deathbed confession exposed not just a murder, but a conspiracy that had protected the guilty and silenced the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Sarah Chen reopened the case. Using genetic genealogy and preserved evidence, she followed the trail that had been deliberately buried. What she uncovered was a story of institutional corruption, community complicity, and the dark secrets certain people would kill to protect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwice Taken\u003c\/em\u003e reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat really happened\u003c\/strong\u003e on that August day in 1974\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWho was responsible\u003c\/strong\u003e and how they evaded justice for decades\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the investigation failed\u003c\/strong\u003e-and who made sure it did\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow the case was finally solved\u003c\/strong\u003e using breakthrough forensic technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe truth about small-town power\u003c\/strong\u003e and the cost of silence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter fifty years, Roberto Martinez finally has answers. But the chairs at his table are still empty.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the devastating true story of two girls who were taken twice-first by a killer, then by a system that failed them-and the fight to ensure they would never be forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 548\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53379863806259,"sku":"9798232426705","price":58.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UuzGeD5Hg89798232426705.webp?v=1779353591","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/twice-taken-the-martinez-twins-tragedy-the-1974-alabama-cold-case-of-identical-sisters-a-towns-dark-secrets-and-justice-fifty-years-in-the-making-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}