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Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America, by Jill Leovy

3/31/2017

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This is a true, gripping account of a murder investigation of a young African American boy, Bryant Tennelle, who also happens to be the son of an LAPD detective. In the Ghettoside section of Los Angeles, young African American men are murdered at a high rate without any real effort to solve the crimes. This book describes the challenges facing the families who are victims of these crimes and the obstacles police face in trying to solve the cases. The work of John Skaggs, a detective who believes that every victim is “some daddy’s baby” and deserves to have their murders given a proper investigation is featured prominently. If you like true crime police investigations, this is a quick page-turner.
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