For the Love of Julie: A Nightmare Come True, a Mother's Courage, a Desperate Fight for Justice
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Author Description
In this incredible and moving memoir, a mother tells of her fight for justice to convict her daughter's murderer for a crime that he thought could never be punished. When her 22-year-old daughter, Julie, went missing in the night, Ann Ming was certain she had been murdered. Liaising with the police, looking after Julie's beloved three-year-old son, Ann waited desperately for news. Three months later she found her child's decomposing body behind a bath panel. A violent local man, Billy Dunlop, was tried for her murder but a series of blunders allowed him to walk free. Knowing he could not be tried again under the law of Double Jeopardy, he callously bragged about his 'perfect crime'. But Dunlop had not reckoned on Ann Ming.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This memoir investigates the legal and personal struggle to overturn the archaic double jeopardy law in the United Kingdom following the murder of the author's daughter. Ann Ming recounts her harrowing experience as a mother navigating a flawed justice system after her daughter, Julie, was murdered by a man who believed he was legally untouchable. The narrative documents her relentless campaign to challenge the legal status quo, providing a detailed account of the investigative failures and the subsequent legislative shift required to secure a conviction for a crime previously deemed unpunishable.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A detailed account of the murder investigation and the initial failure of the judicial process.
- The personal toll of grief and the responsibility of raising a grandchild in the wake of tragedy.
- An examination of the double jeopardy legal doctrine and the specific legislative changes required to reform it.
- A chronicle of the author's advocacy work and her persistence in holding the perpetrator accountable.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
This work is regarded as a significant contribution to the literature on victims' rights and legal reform in the United Kingdom. The narrative provides a clear, sobering look at the intersection of personal tragedy and the systemic evolution of criminal law.
Page Count:
295
Publication Date:
2008-01-01
Publisher:
HarperElement
ISBN-10:
0007262620
ISBN-13:
9780007262625
True Crime
Biography
Memoir
Justice
Criminology
Family relationships
Biography Autobiography
Law
Legal
Murder
Social Science
Personal Memoirs
