Four Shots in Oskie: Murder and Innocence in Middle America

Four Shots in Oskie tells the story of a gross miscarriage of justice with sharp precision and compelling insight. Wingerter captures the psyche of a small Kansas town and illustrates the way the criminal justice system can veer terribly off course. Deeply reported, this is an important story about a decades-long struggle to right an appalling wrong. —Katie Moore, The Kansas City Star Four Shots in Oskie is the unbelievable true story of Floyd Bledsoe, who was wrongfully convicted of kidnap and murder, crimes his brother committed and framed him for. On November 5, 1999, 14-year-old Camille Arfmann stepped off a school bus in the small Kansas town of Oskaloosa and was never again seen alive. A few days later, Tom Bledsoe led the police to her body, handed over his murder weapon, and confessed to killing Camille, a quiet high school freshman. The case that outraged Oskaloosa was seemingly solved. Yet the prosecutor and police soon released Bledsoe and pinned the murder on his brother, Floyd, an innocent farmhand who was Camille’s brother-in-law. Reporter Justin Wingerter followed the case for the Topeka Capital-Journal and continued to investigate for years afterward. He now brings you the full story of how Floyd Bledsoe was unjustly convicted. How and why this injustice — perpetrated by a powerful few in a small town — occurred continues to confound Oskaloosa’s detectives and attorneys decades later. Told through dozens of interviews with those closest to the crime, extensive court documents, and confidential police reports, this strange story is sure to engage and enrage. Everyone who is concerned about criminal justice should know the story of Floyd Bledsoe. It illustrates how fragile our system is; how the failings of a few powerful people can result in an innocent man going to prison for years—even if that man has an alibi and someone else has confessed to the crime. If it could happen to Floyd Bledsoe, despite all of the evidence of his innocence, it could happen to any of us. —Andy Marso, author of The Klinefelter Legacy and Worth The Pain Justin Wingerter is a reporter for The Denver Post. He was born in Granite City, Ill., graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in journalism, and went to work writing about government and politics. He lives in Denver with his wife, Megan, who is also a writer.
ASIN: 1950659984
VSKU: DBV.1950659984.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Wingerter, Justin
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!