This book is based on the experiences and work of Frank J.Daniels and reflects his perceptions of the past, present and future. The personalities, events, actions and conversations portrayed within the story have been taken from his memodes, extensive court documents, interviews, testimony, research, letters, personal papers, press accounts and the memories of some participants.

Newlywed John Bruce Dodson's first hunting trip turned out to be his last. Struck by three rifle bullets--one through his chest,dead center--Dodson died high on Colorado's beautiful Snipe Mountain, one among the hundreds of annual hunting accident victims in America. Or so said his wife of three months, Janice,a crack markswoman who happened to gain half a million dollars in life insurance.

Something never seemed right about that story to Colorado District Attorney Frank Daniels. And when he learned that Janice had remarried--and convinced her new spouse to take out a valuable life insurance policy--he and his investigators had to race against time to substantiate their suspicions and prove them to a jury, before another man suffered the same fate With a rich cast of dedicated law-enforcement officials and colorful suspects, this tale of violence and greed is the gripping behind-the-scenes story of a crusading prosecutor's quest for justice.

Foreword

Introduction

1. Hunting Season

2. Death Scene

3. In Search of Evidence

4. An Accident, A Suicide or Murder?

5. Simple Questions, Few Answers

6. Blood Red River

7. Family Ties

8. More Questions for Janice

9. Finding Pieces of the Puzzle

10. What Is True? What Is False?

11. A Woman's Perspective

12. Murder We Said

13. Sleuthing

14. Grave Suspicions

15. Other Players

16. Friends or Foes?

17. Detecting Lies

18. Big Powwow

19. Strange Serendipity

20. Searching for the Murder Weapon

21. Calling in the FBI

22. Under Arrest

23. Other Men in Janice's Life

24. Another Dark Surprise

25. The Trial Begins

26. The Prosecution Strikes

27. For the Defense

28. The Prosecution Rests

29. In Retaliation, In Defense

30. The Verdict

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