{"product_id":"women-who-talk-to-the-dead-the-true-story-of-200-forgotten-murder-victims-and-the-relentless-pursuit-of-justice-by-an-fbi-agent-and-a-detroit-police-9781947635791","title":"Women Who Talk to the Dead: The True Story of 200 Forgotten Murder Victims and the Relentless Pursuit of Justice by an FBI Agent and a Detroit Police","description":"A true story of the largest exhumation of murder victims ever undertaken by the FBI, seeking justice for 200 families\u003cp\u003eIn the shadows of Detroit's abandoned buildings and beneath the soil of county cemeteries lay hundreds of murder victims-buried anonymously, their killers uncharged, their families not knowing why they disappeared. For decades, only decaying police files hinted at what happened to these forgotten cold cases murders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil two women decided to listen to the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWomen Who Talk to the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the remarkable journey of Detroit Police Detective Shannon Jones and FBI Special Agent Leslie Larsen. Surrounded by skepticism and bureaucratic roadblocks, these women spearhead Operation UNITED-the largest coordinated exhumation of unidentified murder victims in FBI history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough rain-soaked cemetery digs, crumbling case files, and bone-filled body bags, Jones and Larsen assemble a team led by female forensic anthropologists, scientists, and investigators who methodically unearthed Detroit's painful past. Their primary goal: to identify the nameless dead and bring closure to families who had spent decades wondering what happened to their loved ones. Their ultimate goal: solve 200 murder cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatherine Schweit takes readers inside this unprecedented cold case investigation, revealing: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe scientific breakthroughs that allow forensic experts to \"hear\" what bones can tell us decades after death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe emotional toll of searching for answers when everyone else has moved on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe bitter reality of which murders are solved and which victims society deems disposable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow a small team of dedicated women changed a system that has too often allowed killers to escape justice simply because their victims were poor, marginalized, or forgotten\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart forensic procedural, part social justice narrative, this book exposes the tragic consequences when the criminal justice system fails those most vulnerable. It also celebrates the resilience and determination of the law enforcement officers who refuse to let these forgotten victims remain nameless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome of Detroit's dead have finally reclaimed their identities-but hundreds more still whisper from unmarked graves, waiting for someone to listen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14151600\"\u003eKatherine Schweit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 82 Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947635791\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947635794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRU\"\u003eTrue Crime\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRU006000\"\u003eAbductions, Kidnappings \u0026amp; Missing Persons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRU\"\u003eTrue Crime\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRU007000\"\u003eForensics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRU\"\u003eTrue Crime\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRU002000\"\u003eMurder | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"82 Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455614562541,"sku":"9781947635791","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_7d0192ae-3198-4066-afb8-34d337f532e3.jpg?v=1753532291","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/women-who-talk-to-the-dead-the-true-story-of-200-forgotten-murder-victims-and-the-relentless-pursuit-of-justice-by-an-fbi-agent-and-a-detroit-police-9781947635791","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}