SINS OF THE FATHER The Landmark Franklin Case: A Daughter, A Memory, and a Murder.

Hardback. "I saw the silhouette of my father with the sun coming up behind it. And he had his hands up above his head with a rock in them." With those chilling words, a 29yr old California woman accused her father in court of having killed her best friend, Susan Nason, 20yrs previously. On a sunny southern California day in 1989, as she played with her two children, Eileen Franklin's seemingly serene world was shattered and her life changed forever. One innocent glance from her daughter triggered a memory she had repressed for 20yrs. In that moment she realised the horrible truth: Eileen had witnessed her father kill 8yr old Susan Nason. After wracking indecision, Eileen went public with her shocking accusation, pitting father and family against daughter in the cruel glare of national publicity. George Franklin was tried and convicted on January 29, 1991; he was sentenced to life in prison. This is the harrowing, moving story of a dreadful crime and one woman's courageous struggle to overcome her own fears to see that justice, long delayed, ultimately would be served. Illus. 353pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. The 'blurb' part of dw. has been taped to pds, o/w F. in Nr. F. dw. A fairly heavy book which will require additional postage if shipped overseas.