It was a special two days and it all began last Thursday, when Megan Chaney, Law Professor at the University of La Verne College of Law, put on a panel discussion regarding the artistic merits of both the film Alpha Dog and the book, Stolen Boy. I was one of four panelists – the other three [...]
Archive for October, 2008
Tyler Edmonds goes to trial for his life
Posted: October 28, 2008 in children, criminal, Stolen BoyTags: Dr. Steven Hayne, innocence project, justice, Justiceforjuveniles, juveniles, life, medical examiner, Mississippi, news, politics, teens, Tyler Edmonds
Brad Lewallen, who works for JusticeforJuveniles.org, recently told me about a true story involving a boy named Tyler Edmonds who was thirteen when he was arrested and charged as an adult with the murder of his half sister’s husband. Tyler was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the crime even though the evidence [...]
Stolen Boy bags 2008 Irwin Award
Posted: October 22, 2008 in Stolen BoyTags: book publicists, Irwin Award, Irwin Zucker, Southern California, Sportsmen’s Lodge, Stan Chambers, Studio City
Michael Mehas accepts Irwin Award from TV news legend Stan Chambers. It was actually very cool standing in front of a packed house last Wednesday night. It was the middle of the Irwin Awards and there Stolen Boy was centered in the spotlight. It has been a long year, and the book deserves everything it [...]
Stolen Boy Wins Two National “Best Books” Awards
Posted: October 21, 2008 in Stolen BoyTags: award, best book, HarperCollins, Hyperion, National, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, St. Martin’s Press, Stolen Boy
USA Book News has just announced that Stolen Boy has won yet another prestigious book award, and another, and another. First, it was two national book awards from the National “Best Books 2008” Awards, where Stolen Boy was not only chosen as Best New Fiction but it also placed as a finalist for Best Fiction. [...]
Q and A with Prosecutor Maeve Fox and Brandon McInerney’s former attorney William Quest
Posted: October 16, 2008 in Brandon McInerneyTags: Brandon McInerney, life, Maeve Fox, news, politics, Robyn Bramson, Scott Wippert, Summer McKeivier, United Defense Group, William, Willy Quest
At the conclusion of a bizarre Tuesday filled with hearings and recesses, Stolen Boy caught up with Brandon’s McInerney’s former attorney, Ventura County Senior Deputy District Attorney William “Willy” Quest, to find out his thoughts after being replaced as Brandon’s attorney. Brandon McInerney’s family members comfort one another after court. Q: What are your feelings [...]
All right, so, yeah, right, this is the deal. I think. William “Willy” Quest gave it a valiant effort as Brandon McInerney’s attorney, but he’s out. In is a gentleman by the name of Scott S. Wippert who works for an organization out of Studio City, California (Stolen Boy’s old stomping grounds) called The Law Offices [...]
Brandon McInerney’s hearing delayed
Posted: October 14, 2008 in Brandon McInerney, childrenTags: “Willy” Quest, Brandon McInerney, courthouse, Larry King, Robyn Bramson, Scott Wippert, Summer McKeivier, Ventura, William
Again the waiting game took precedence in the Brandon McInerney case this morning in Department 14 at the Ventura Courthouse. We all appeared sharply at 11:00 a.m. and that’s when it set in. The courtroom was filled to capacity and custodies were sent packing to the state prison system. Others pled guilty and took their [...]
