{"product_id":"allegedly-true-crime-from-pontotoc-county","title":"Allegedly: True Crime from Pontotoc County","description":"**2nd Place Winner, Bookfest Awards, 2025 Nonfiction - True Crime**\n**Finalist, Best Book Awards, American Bookfest, 2025 Nonfiction - True Crime**\n\nLook into Pontotoc County, Oklahoma's past through this true crime memoir.\n\n“[Allegedly] is amazing. So professional. So well-researched. So well written. I'm seriously blown away.”- Marnie Vinge, Thriller Author (“Crazy For You,” \u0026amp; “For Rosie”)\n\nFrom the chillingly intimate to the tragically preventable, this true crime memoir exposes the raw realities of crime in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Each case, from brutal murders to the heartbreaking consequences of impaired driving, offers a unique and compelling glimpse into the dark side of human nature, captivating true crime enthusiasts of all kinds.\n\nThe book explores the broader social and historical context of Pontotoc County. While the subject matter is often disturbing, the narrative offers a glimmer of hope, highlighting the resilience of survivors and the pursuit of justice.\n\nWith a personal connection to the county and some of its victims and perpetrators, Raven offers a raw and unflinching account of these tragic events. Uncover the shocking tales of vigilante justice, wrongful convictions, and senseless tragedies. Explore the lives lost too soon and some of the new laws born from these heartbreaking events with a Pontotoc County Native, family members, and experts who worked these cases.\n\n*The book includes individual chapters on the cases of the 1909 Hangings of Ada—Gus Bobbitt, Jim “Killer” Miller, Jesse West, Joe Allen, and Berry B. Burrell—along with Judie Hansen, Charles Lovin Jr., Mary Brown, Calvin Lee Scott, Jimcy McGirt and the McGirt Decision, Perry Lott, Daniel Furr, the Gatewoods, Deanna Tyson, Eula Bench, Rachel Woodall, Thelma Sauls, Caitlin Wooten, Megan Harrod, Jennifer Campbell, Generro Sanchez, Gwen McIntosh, R.J. Thompson, Cindy Allen, Lane Scott, Brenda Carter, Alonzo Miller, and Danny Webb Jr.\n\nAdditional cases discussed within those chapters include Ivan Nitsch, Dustin Bench, Richard Humphers, Anthony Taylor, and Crystal Cavanaugh.*\n\nFind this book in East Central University's course \"True Crime Narratives of Justice,\" Fall 2025!\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0DY1X4N8M\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.B0DY1X4N8M.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Rollins, Raven|Perkinson, Gary L.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43334593970237,"sku":"BVV.B0DY1X4N8M.A","price":14.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/B0DY1X4N8M-0.jpg?v=1783696936","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/allegedly-true-crime-from-pontotoc-county","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}