Gail Zigman, town selectwoman and Joe Gunther's companion of many years, is raped, and the detective finds himself caught between the media, local politicians, and a network of well-meaning victims' rights advocates as he tries to put his own feelings aside and follow the trail of evidence. Every lead seems to point to a single, obvious suspect, but is the evidence too perfect? Risking his friendship with Gail, the respect of his peers, and his own life, Lt. Gunther keeps digging, hoping to find out if the man they have in jail is rightly there, or if the evidence against him is tainted—"fruits of the poisonous tree."
"Secrets that were never to be revealed"--Cover.
In June 2005, Fred van der Vyver, a young actuary and the son of a wealthy Eastern Cape farming family, was charged with murdering his girlfriend, Inge Lotz, allegedly bludgeoning...
"...The importance of derivative evidence and the way that courts treat its admissibility cannot be underestimated. In many cases, the determination of whether or not derivative evidence will be admitted...
Joe Gunther's girlfriend, Gail Zigman, is raped, causing consternation and great pain, not just to the two of them, and a media frenzy due to her political prominence, his involvement in the case, and her refusal to hide behind a shroud of ...
This open access book explores machine learning and its impact on how we make sense of the world.
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This book is the third in a series evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply.