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Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite
The Murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless by Stephen R. Snodgrass is the story of An Honest Sheriff and the Exoneration of an Innocent Man. In 1992, 19-year-old Mischelle Lawless was found dead in her car in a small town in Missouri. Despite having an ironclad alibi, Josh Kezer was arrested and charged with murder, and he spent 16 years in prison, even though he could prove he was in a different state. When a deputy who attended the murder scene was elected as Scott County Sheriff, he reopened the case and continued to search for the real murderer. His investigations uncovered a tangled web of corruption and manipulation and the fact that if something could go wrong in the justice system, it did in this case. Witnesses were coached, previously recanted false testimony was used, evidence withheld, and so much more, all leading to the conviction of an innocent man. This book attempts to unravel that web and put right those serious wrongs.
The Murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless by Stephen R. Snodgrass is a work of art. It is clear that the author has done some serious research into this, partly through in-depth interviews with Josh Kezer, and has produced an excellent account of what happened and what went wrong. The book offers detailed accounts of how one person could weave that tangled web of corruption, deception, and manipulation, drawing others into it and having them do his bidding, all resulting in an innocent man losing 16 years and very nearly his life. The real killers are yet to be charged. This is a story of courage, of the people who fought to save Josh and how they kept their faith, no matter what came their way. This is an absolute must-read, not just for those who like true crime but for anyone who cares about justice being done.
