Piercing the Lion Heart: The True Crime Story of the by J. Andre Boles,Ron Hutcherson

By J. Andre Boles,Ron Hutcherson

Officer Jimmy Hoff used to be going to make the largest hand handy cocaine purchase within the heritage of Reno Police division. probably the most beloved and revered officials on the town, he was once escorted to slaughter by way of 3 teenage boys lead by way of a twenty 12 months previous wannabe gangster. jogging the slim line among foolhardy and gutsy, Jimmy used to be permit down via his surveillance crew and wound up in a shallow grave. The killers have been speedy rounded up and convicted with out trials. of the 4 went to dying row. Thirty seven years later, a path plagued by awful legal professionals, misplaced proof and questionable police testimony results in the loss of life chamber or a sluggish finish from outdated age contained in the gray partitions of a Nevada legal. in the meantime, the contaminated Nevada justice process marches on.

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Piercing the Lion Heart: The True Crime Story of the Betrayal and Murder of Undercover Cop Jimmy Hoff

Officer Jimmy Hoff was once going to make the largest hand handy cocaine purchase within the historical past of Reno Police division. the most cherished and revered officials on the town, he was once escorted to slaughter via 3 teenage boys lead via a twenty yr previous wannabe gangster. strolling the slim line among foolhardy and gutsy, Jimmy used to be enable down via his surveillance group and wound up in a shallow grave.

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