After four years of prosecuting sexual assault cases in Orange County CA, Deputy District Attorney Matt Murphy was called into the office of his supervisor, Lew Rosenblum.
He had good news – a promotion.
“Welcome to Murder,” Rosenblum said. “If you think that was crazy, just wait.”
In “The Book of Murder – A Prosecutor’s Journey Through Love and Death” (Hyperion Avenue), Murphy reveals the extraordinary efforts he made to seek justice for the victims of what he calls “the world’s worst crime.”
Murphy spent 17 years prosecuting some of the nation’s most vicious homicide cases, completing 45 trials, including six capital cases, throughout Southern California.
He clearly remembers his first kill.
“We have all seen on TV or in the movies the moment when the young boy appears and sees a dead body for the first time,” he recalls. “I was so green in the Unit that I didn’t even think… I was going to do something stupid? Would I contaminate the scene, lose the respect of my detectives, and subject myself to endless thieves for years?
“Murphy,” I said to myself, “in the name of all that is holy: Please. So. Puke Note.”
Twelve of Murphy’s most infamous cases are covered in The Murder Book.
From Skylar Deleon, a child actor once imprisoned for murdering Thomas and Jackie Hawke on their yacht, to John Meehan, the con artist and inspiration for the Netflix series Dirty John, who was stabbed to death by his stepmother his in August. In 2016, Murphy ensnared famous serial killers including ‘Dating Game killer’ Rodney Alcala and solved so-called complex ‘disembodied’ murders.
A legal analyst for ABC News, Murphy explains that while each investigation is unique, they all share a truth often rooted in the tiniest bit of evidence.
“Directing a single drop of blood. A bunch of lint on the floor. A wedding invitation that looks out of place,” he writes. “Don’t forget the details of the evidence, they are not one-sided.
“Tragedies happen,” he says. “The murders have been committed.” -Gavin Newsham
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