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Acquitted in court. Convicted in public opinion.
September 1990. In Shaker Heights, Ohio, teenage honors student Lisa Lee Pruett vanishes into the night. A boy calls 911 when she does not arrive for a secret late-night meet-up. Police soon find her nearby, stabbed to death and left exposed.
Lisa had just passed an important test and earned her driver's license. She was a Girl Scout, athlete, musician, and lover of poetry. Then her life was cut short.
Investigators quickly focused on a troubled young man who lived a few blocks away. His name leaked, the media swarmed, and the case became a spectacle. Two years later, he was indicted on controversial testimony, tried under national attention, and ultimately acquitted. His life never recovered.
Decades later, the murder remains unsolved.
Now a former police officer reopens the trail, determined to separate rumor from evidence and find the truth, if it is still there to be found.
IN PUBLIC RECORD: A Journey To The Truth Of A Murder And Trial
About Author Michael Kelly
Michael Kelly is a graduate of Youngstown State University and the Y.S.U. Basic Peace Officer Training Academy. He is a former full-time police officer with numerous training certificates in evidence and investigation. He now works in the gaming industry and lives in Northeast Ohio.
