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(More customer reviews)I have known Tommy Brannon since 1964 when we were both NIS special agents and I was sent to DaNang RVN to assist in the overwhelming case load building up there where Tommy was trying to keep his head above water. His reputation as an outstanding interrogator and polygraph operator were well-known even back then. After that first meeting and working closely with him on several cases over the years this reputation only continued to grow.
But this book was surprising to me. I was ready for an indepth account of a complicated murder investigation which eventually would result in the apprehension and conviction of the murderer, the type of book we see filling the non-fiction sections in bookstores today. But reading this book was a very pleasant surprise. Certainly, the murder case was solved and the suspect arrested and convicted, due to the dilligence of Tommy Brannon; however, this is only the skeleton for the real purpose of the book: the celebration of the life of a remarkable young woman who had great promise. We seldom are priviledged to come in contact with a person devoid of character flaws, but Jacqueline Wurst was definitely one of those rare individuals and the loss of her life was therefore even more tragic. If you can read this book without your eyes watering, you are a remarkable person. Reading it will make you sad that this fine young woman and U.S. Navy sailor never had the chance to become all that she could be (apologies to the U.S. Army) but conversely it will make you happy that you had the chance to meet her through Tommy Brannon's efforts. This is a very good book and a welcome departure from other non-fiction crime stories. Read and enjoy. Thanks, Tommy.
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On October 5, 1980, Jacqueline Jane Wurst, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class, United States Navy, left the Naval Hospital at the Naval Air Station in Lemoore, California to go on a four-hour break before her next shift.Her body was discovered the next day after having been brutally murdered, sexually assaulted and thrown into the water at the Kings River.The investigation went dormant for over two years, and only because of absolute determination by investigators would her killer be found and finally brought to justice in 1985.This is a true story of the tragic death of a beautiful, young, caring woman who was victimized on two separate occasions, the last costing her life.The story touches on how HM2 Wurst's life and murder affected her family, her U.S. Navy family and law enforcement investigators.The Relentless Pursuit of the Truth is an American story of one woman who was beloved by her family and valued by the military she served.The story will hold the reader spellbound, while serving as a tribute to a young woman so loved by all she came in contact with during her short life.
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