{"product_id":"justice-on-fire-the-kansas-city-firefighters-case-and-the-railroading-of-the-marlborough-five-hardcover","title":"Justice on Fire: The Kansas City Firefighters Case and the Railroading of the Marlborough Five - 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\u003eJ. Patrick O'Connor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the night of November 29, 1988, near the impoverished Marlborough neighborhood in south Kansas City, an explosion at a construction site killed six of the city's firefighters. It was a clear case of arson, and five people from Marlborough were duly convicted of the crime. But for veteran crime writer and crusading editor J. Patrick O'Connor, the facts--or a lack of them--didn't add up. \u003ci\u003eJustice on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is O'Connor's detailed account of the terrible explosion that led to the firefighters' deaths and the terrible injustice that followed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustice on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e describes a misguided eight-year investigation propelled by an overzealous Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agent keen to retire; a mistake-riddled case conducted by a combative assistant US attorney willing to use compromised \"snitch\" witnesses and unwilling to admit contrary evidence; and a sentence of life without parole pronounced by a prosecution-favoring judge. In short, an abuse of government power and a travesty of justice. O'Connor's own investigation, which uncovered evidence of witness tampering, intimidation, and prosecutorial misconduct, helped give rise to a front-page series of articles in the \u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e--only to prompt a whitewashing inquiry by the Department of Justice that exonerated the lead ATF agent and named other possible perpetrators who remain unidentified and unindicted. O'Connor extends his scrutiny to this cover-up and arrives at a startling conclusion suggesting that the case of the Marlborough Five is far from closed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJournalists are not supposed to make the news. But faced with a gross injustice, and seeing no other remedy, O'Connor felt he must step in. \u003ci\u003eJustice on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is such an intervention.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.5 x 6.4 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 August 21, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53808792174867,"sku":"9780700626717","price":41.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/6300\/3667\/files\/dlBOMGNFU0F0MVBqTVJhditvREpJdz09.webp?v=1770699227","url":"https:\/\/finduslaw.com\/products\/justice-on-fire-the-kansas-city-firefighters-case-and-the-railroading-of-the-marlborough-five-hardcover","provider":"FindUSlaw Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}