Books : Twilight Of Innocence: The Disappearance Of Beverly Potts (True Crime Series (Kent, Ohio).)
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by: James Jessen Badal
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 364.1540977132
EAN: 9780873388368
ISBN: 0873388364
Label: Kent State University Press
Manufacturer: Kent State University Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 194
Publication Date: May 30, 2005
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Sales Rank: 577898
Studio: Kent State University Press
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Ten-year-old Beverly Potts was last seen at 9:00 P.M. the evening of August 24, 1951, at Halloran Park on Cleveland's West Side. She and her neighbor and friend Patricia Swing had gone to see the Showagon - a troupe of singers, dancers, magicians, and other performers that traveled around Cleveland's neighborhood parks during the summer, giving free performances. Patricia had to be home before dark, but Beverly's parents told her she could stay until the show was over. When she was still not home by 9:30, her father, Robert, went out looking for her. He returned home at 10:30 without his daughter and called the Cleveland police. Beverly Potts had disappeared without a trace or any evidence of her fate. James Jessen Badal reexamines the events leading up to Beverly Potts's disappearance and the subsequent police investigation and over-the-top, sensational publicity in the Cleveland press. His interviews with detectives assigned to this still-open case and his examination of police records provide a chronology of the false leads and hoaxes that culminated in this disturbing case of dead end after dead end. Badal draws comparisons between investigative techniques of the time and more modern ones and examines the social and historical context in his analysis of the more than half-century of public fascination with this case. Those who remember the kidnapping and still wonder what happened to Beverly Potts will look for clues in this book. True crime aficionados everywhere will find Twilight of Innocence to be an important study in the tragedy of unsolved disappearances.
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Rating:  - Cold Case Stays Cold
Here are the known facts outlined in the book: In 1951, a 10 year old girl disappears from a crowded city park less than 2 blocks from her home. There are no eye witnesses to any crime. There is no crime scene. The body of Beverly Potts is never located. There were never any viable leads or credible suspects.
I had one, albeit important, reservation prior to purchasing this book. Do the known facts support a full length book? Sadly, they do not. While there are some positive ... Read More
Rating:  - Twilight of Innocence: A Review
"Twilight of Innocence" by James Jessen Badal, tells the story of the disappearance of 10-year old Beverly Rose Potts from a park in Cleveland, Ohio in 1951.
Using police reports, newspaper articles, and eyewitness testimonies, Badal does a good job of establishing, as near as can be determined, a timeline and possible scenario(s) of the baffling mystery of Beverly's apparent kidnapping. What makes this story so compelling is the fact that, with so many people around, logic tells ... Read More
Rating:  - Twilight of Innocence
I went on the internet to see if the Beverly Potts case had ever been solved - I saw the book and ordered it. I was 3 at the time of her kidnapping, we lived next door (in the duplex) and I was the little girl Beverly babysat (mentioned in the book) My parents often told me about her kidnapping and my mom told me that Beverly asked if she could take me up to Halloran Park for the Showagon. Being a overactive and bratty 3 year old, my mom told her I'd be too much of a handful for her. My parents ... Read More
Rating: - I read this in practically one sitting
This book is haunting and I know I will never forget Beverly Potts.
I grew up in a neighborhood in Pa not unlike the one she lived in. (in the early 60's).
I recommend this book but caution you that it really makes you feel as if you were there and will break your heart.
The worst part is that there is no end to it.
Rating: - Twilight of Innocence: The Disappearance of Beverly Potts
I was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was 7 years old when Beverly Potts disappeared. I remember all of the parents warning us about coming home before dark, not talking to strangers or going with any strangers, or "you will end up like Beverly Potts."
So, when I saw this book I had to read it because Beverly's disappearance was a very integral part of my childhood. It is a comprehensive, well researched, well written account of a tragic incident that impacted many lives. If you are like ... Read More
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