From the New York Timesâbestselling author, a thrilling true crime story of grisly murder, police corruption, and an attorneyâs work to save an innocent man.
In 1963, Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie were just two young women living on Manhattanâs Upper East Side. Then one muggy day in August, an intruder made his way into their apartment where he raped and murdered them.
Months passed before the police had a suspect in custody. His name was George Whitmore Jr., a nineteen-year-old Black man with an IQ of less than 70. After giving a confession, Whitmore was convicted and incarcerated, but Asst. DA Mel Glass was not so certain of the young manâs guilt . . .
In Echoes of My Soul, bestselling author and renowned prosecutor Robert K. Tanenbaum delves into the historic case of the âCareer Girls Murders.â He examines the brutal crime and the troubling investigation, full of law enforcement missteps and cover-ups. The author also details the story of an ADA who placed his career on the line to free an innocent man whose story would ultimately go on to influence the American justice system.
âA strong candidate to become a true crime classic. . . . Brilliantly written and unfailingly riveting.â âVincent Bugliosi, author and prosecutor of the Manson Family TateâLaBianca murders
âEchoes of My Soul has the excitement of a great work of fiction and it is not âbasedâ upon a real case. It is a real case and it is about a real hero.â âMark Lane, attorney and civil rights activist
âA compelling, page turning, disturbing true story.â âJesse Choper, Earl Warren Professor of Public Law, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley