{"product_id":"2940169470208","title":"Burned: A Story of Murder and the Crime That Wasn't","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWas a monstrous killer brought to justice or an innocent mother condemned?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn an April night in 1989, Jo Ann Parks survived a house fire that claimed the lives of her three small children. Though the fire at first seemed a tragic accident, investigators soon reported finding evidence proving that Parks had sabotaged wiring, set several fires herself, and even barricaded her four-year-old son inside a closet to prevent his escape. Though she insisted she did nothing wrong, Jo Ann parks received a life sentence without parole based on the power of forensic fire science that convincingly proved her guilt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut more than a quarter century later, a revolution in the science of fire has exposed many of the incontrovertible truths of 1989 as guesswork in disguise. The California Innocence Project is challenging Parks's conviction and the so-called science behind it, claiming that false assumptions and outright bias convicted an innocent mother of a crime that never actually happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Parks is exonerated, she could well be the \"Patient Zero\" in an epidemic of overturned guilty verdicts amp;mdash; but only if she wins. Can prosecutors dredge up enough evidence and roadblocks to make sure Jo Ann Parks dies in prison? No matter how her last-ditch effort for freedom turns out, the scenes of betrayal, ruin, and hope will leave listeners longing for justice we can trust.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162001916144,"sku":"2940169470208","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169470208_p0.jpg?v=1763683475","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169470208","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}