Abandoned Justice The Cold Case of Ten-Year-Old Virginia Brooks

A killer killed two little sisters, Nina and May Martin, and left them in the Angeles Mesa in 1924. Two more little sisters were murdered with their friend in 1937 and their bodies were found within sight of the 1924 crime scene. In 1931 another little girl, Virginia Brooks, was murdered and her body was found in a gunny sack on a mesa near San Diego. Her murder is still a cold case. Were all three crimes connected? Join the hunt for possibly one of the most cunning serial killers of the 20th century, one who was never caught, one who was happiest when someone else was convicted of his murders.Book 3 This third book in The Colder Case Series details the facts surrounding the similar murder of little Virginia Brooks in 1931. Her killer dumped her body in a barren mesa near San Diego, like the five little bodies found in the Angeles mesa. Her cause and manner of death was similar. The investigators did all they could with the science available to them, and tried so hard to follow trace evidence it is now a fascinating look into the history of forensic science, including entomology and horticulture; yes, bugs and bushes might still solve this 1931 cold case. Ask the San Diego Police Department's cold case squad to take another look.