A brutal murder.
An abundance of DNA evidence.
A three-and-a-half year search for a killer who was always so close-yet untouchable.
After the rape and murder of Raleigh, North Carolina, resident
Stephanie Bennett, police had ample DNA evidence. They also had a
suspect: the man next door. But for more than three years, he eluded
them by refusing to hand over a DNA sample, wiping down anything he
touched and even planting decoy samples.
This is the gripping story of how a team of detectives finally
tripped him up-and brought closure to an innocent young woman's family.
Amanda Lamb is WRAL's crime reporter, a position she's had since 1994. Her previous book, Smotherhood, is a collection of edgy essays on being a mom in the 21st century. Girls Gone Child is her take on motherhood of a little girl. Her true crime story Deadly Dose details the investigator's view of the local and notorious Eric Miller poisoning. Her Evil Next Door is the true story of the Stephanie Bennett murder in Raleigh. Her latest book is Love Lies: A True Story of Marriage and Murder in the Suburbs, about the Nancy and Brad Cooper case.
