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Wrongful Conviction, Legal Thriller, and Investigative Journalism

The Dreams of Ada by Robert Mayer

The Dreams of Ada by Robert Mayer

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An Oklahoma True Crime Classic of Denice Haraway, Dream Confessions, and Wrongful Convictions

In April 1984, twenty-four-year-old convenience store clerk Denice Haraway vanished from Ada, Oklahoma. Facing intense public pressure, local police interrogated two local men, Tommy Ward and Karl Fontenot, eventually obtaining taped confessions based on vivid dreams Ward claimed to have experienced.

Investigative journalist Robert Mayer presents a critical examination of the police interrogations, the lack of physical evidence, and the 1985 trials that sentenced both men to life imprisonment. The narrative exposes systemic flaws in small-town justice, coercive interrogation methods, and legal struggles that later inspired John Grisham's The Innocent Man.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Robert Mayer delivers a landmark work of investigative journalism focused on wrongful convictions and police ethics. A seminal true crime text, this book is essential reading for fans of John Grisham, Bryan Stevenson, and David Grann.

Book Details

ISBN: 9780451169815

Binding: Paperback

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Publisher: Signet

Pages: 560

Author:

  • Robert Mayer

Language: English

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