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When nine-year-old Marcia Trimble was murdered n 1975, her parents believed justice would be served. But it would take more than thirty years before the case finally came to its shocking, unexpected, and long-awaited concusion.

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It was the kind of late-winter day in Nashville that promised spring.

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PART 1 -- A PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE

February 25, 1975
Where Is Marcia?
The First Long Night
Not In A Town Like Nashville
An Ordinary Family
The Neighborhood Holds The Key
March 30, 1975
No Unsolved Crimes

PART 2 -- A STRING OF CRIMES

February 2, 1975
February 16, 1975
February 23, 1975
March 9, 1975
March 12, 1975
The Detective From Alpine
On The Trail
Putting The Pieces Together

PART 3 -- PRIME SUSPECT

The Boys In The Neighborhood
A Case Against Jeffrey Womack
The Jolly Ox
Case Cleared By Arrest
The Battle In The Courts

PART 4 -- HOPE

The Next Decade
Everything Old Is New Again
The Nashville Cold Case Unit
A Profile
Case Number 75-30512
Memphis
Making The Case
Dark Overcoat
Who Is Jerome Barrett?
Press Conference

PART 5 -- JUSTICE

The Process Begins
The Sarah Des Prez Trial
Challenges
Voir Dire
Trial For A Generation
Exhibit 42
Nashville Will Not Forget

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This book is in True Crime: Lesser-Known Cases. (standard series)
This book is in True Crime: The People Left Behind. (community list)

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  1. Doug Jones (Author)

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Reading Level: Young Adults

Fine for teens or adults.

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  2. true crime 

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