In the Wind: The Disappearance of Janice Starr By Ron Peterson Jr

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The true story of a trailblazing detective s search for a beautiful college coed who vanished without a trace In 1981 detective Kay Schucker was the lead investigator in the high profile missing persons case of Old Dominion University student Janice Starr The beautiful coed disappeared without a trace from ODU s Norfolk Virginia campus Among the only leads was Janice s diary which included detailed journal entries about her daily activities As Kay studied the diary going several years back she learned that Janice a US Army veteran had faced the same challenges in the military that Kay did in law enforcement They were both women trying to succeed in a man s world Feeling a kinship toward Janice Kay became consumed with unraveling the mystery of Janice s disappearance and possible death As the investigation unfolded Kay began to suspect that Janice had an affair with her ROTC professor at ODU Army captain Dwight Beddingfield a well respected family man married with three kids Kay was warned by superiors to tread lightly in her investigation of Beddingfield and cautioned not to dig too deeply But she soon uncovered a life insurance scheme and discovered that Janice had been assigned a series of dangerous tasks by Captain Beddingfield Did these circumstances play a role in Janice s demise Was the highly regarded Beddingfield actually a killer If so what did he do with Janice s remains In the Wind The Disappearance of Janice StarrARC for review To be published July 30 2024 Oh how I love me some good true crime I thought I might not like this very much since it s very dated disappearance was in 1981 but it was very good Very good In 1981 Janice Start 23 a college student Army veteran and ROTC member at Old Dominion University in Norfolk Virginia went missing One of the only clues in her disappearance was her daily diary Detective Kay Schucker who was the first female police officer with the Chesapeake Police Department and who believe me went through some stuff which is so infuriating to read about was the lead on Janice s case She began to suspect Janice s ODU ROTC professor Dwight Beddingfield a real ass and who was married and had three kids Kay s superiors warned her off would be a nice way to put it Bedfingfield as a suspect him having the support of the Army and all Other than my sorrow for Starr which is obvious and my dismay at all Schucker went through I m also sorry that out of Officers Tillett Forelli and Dilday only one of them survives to read this book to be faced with their misogynistic horrific treatment of both Starr and Schucker Read this to be reminded of the bad old days that some politicians would like to see us return to Give this to your true crime crazy younger daughters so they can see the way that women both victims and law enforcement officials were treated not so long ago and it s not like things are fixed English When I started this book I only intended to read a chapter or two I ended up reading the entire book in one sitting That s how easily the story glided from one page to another It turned out to be a story of the investigation of Janice Starr s disappearance though than a complex story about what happened to her That was fine with me It wasn t a complicated murder case It was instead an outrageous account of what would have been totally shoddy police work if not for one detective. In the wind flags Detective Kay Schucker the only female detective on the Chesapeake VA police force refused to allow her male colleagues to disregard all the evidence that went against their theory that Ms Starr was a promiscuous young woman who probably ran off with some guy Even when Detective Schucker felt she had excellent proof of where Janice Starr s body was dumped she was told there was no time to give to the case and she would have to pursue her theory on her own time. Book in think After the body was found by Kay Schucker and the case closed the widow of the murderer wanted the money from Ms Starr s life insurance policies paid to her since her husband was listed as the beneficiary Talk about outrageous I will now have to look for true crime books by Ron Peterson Jr He knows how to pick a crime and he knows how to tell the story of the crime in a most readable way with no repetition no tedious details and no going off in all sorts of unrelated directions Note I received a free e ARC of this book from NetGalley and the author or publisher English this true crime book following the disappearance and murder of Janice Starr was such a mind gripping read i have always had a love for true crime and this story did not disappoint as always it was such a heartbreaking account of what goes into finding out what happens to victims of crimes the author did such an amazing job at describing in detail of the accounts leading up to the discovery of Janice Starr 30 years later and my heart still goes out to the family and friends of this sweet girl i highly recommend reading this book English Janice Starr a young college co ed goes missing in 1981 without a trace Or actually there were tons of traces The all male cops on the case simply didn t want to pay attention to them Kay Schucker the lone woman on the force takes up Janice s case and brings her story to light ultimately proving that she is a badass and the men around her were trash Peterson s writing was very comprehensive and flowed in an exhilarating narrative Kay and Janice s story is that of feminine strength resilience and the gender inequalities and power struggles that shaped their fates While much of the inequality is of the time sadly women still frequently face such unfairness in judgement I received my copy from Netgalley English This is a true crime book about the 1981 disappearance of Janice Starr a student at Old Dominion University in Norfolk Virginia I am very familiar with this area and ODU so I was interested in reading this Janice Starr was an army veteran who was pursuing her degree and ROTC program at ODU She was 23 years old when she went missing. Book in the wind Kay Schucker was a new detective on the Chesapeake Police force She was also the first female detective on the force Kay is first concerned that this is a homicide when she visits Janice s apartment after receiving a call from a concerned friend Janice has not been seen in over a week When Kay enters the apartment it is very clean but there is a dried ring of a brownish substance in the tub The forensic investigator agrees with Kay that there is something suspicious. In the wind flags Kay has difficulty convincing her male superiors and fellow detectives that this needs to be investigated even after discovering Janice s very descriptive diaries She continues to investigate this case and also continues to go against the male hierarchy. In the wind lyrics lord huron I found the story of Kay fascinating and inspiring She pursues the case while possibly jeopardizing her career Even when she gets hard evidence it is not until some peer pressure happens that she is able to proceed. Kindle in the wind lyrics I also understood how Kay connected to this case As she looked into Janice Starr she found a kindred spirit Janice was also going against the male hierarchy in the army Both women put up with name calling sexual harassment reminders that they should leave it to the men The strength and perseverance that it took for them to pursue their dreams in a man s world was inspiring The unfolding of the case is straight forward and fast paced It was eye opening to see how far we have come in forensics There were times that too much background was given on each character There is a scene where Kay and her daughter are driving the daughter is 17 and they have a discussion on when Kay lost her virginity and sex This was very unnecessary and kind of jarring in the middle of a high point in the investigation I understand that the author wanted us to see all sides of Kay but maybe he could have used another scene Overall this is a very fast paced interesting story Kay went on to have a stellar career with the CPD I highly recommend to readers who like true crime and maybe are looking for something a little less known. Book in the window png Thank you NetGalley and Post Hill Press for the ARC This is my honest voluntary review English
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I can t stop thinking about Janice and Kay s story: Pdf in windows bearbeiten This was written so gracefully It flowed seamlessly and I didn t feel like facts and timelines were just being thrown at me