Bob Brink Pens MURDER IN PALM BEACH
By: Christina Mancuso Oct. 03, 2016
As author of the sensational novel MURDER IN PALM BEACH: The Homicide That Never Died, Bob Brink's goal is to reach a reading audience wide enough to force a reopening of a case in which a man was wrongly convicted and a U.S. president was implicated. To that end, he hopes to raise $1,500 for an extensive promotional campaign that will increase dissemination of the book. To access the project, go to Kickstarter in your browser, click on the magnifying glass image on the right, enter Murder in Palm Beach in the Search bar, then click on Murder in Palm Beach: The Homicide That Never Died.
In January 1976, a Palm Beach man important in civic and business circles is fatally shot through a window of the home occupied by his six-member family. Police arrest a karate expert/thug named Mitt Hecher, but soon release him. However, a politically ambitious prosecutor persuades a jury to convict the man, despite a lack of evidence, and he is imprisoned. Several attorneys, convinced of his innocence, work without fees for a new trial. Several scenarios about the real murderer arise. Finally, a newspaper reporter who investigated for years learns who it was. He also finds out who was behind the deed: a high-ranking politician in Washington. But he cannot reveal his sources, and the paper doesn't run the story. After 15 years, a new Florida governor and the Cabinet commute Hecher's sentence. But the killer remains unknown to all except the reporter, the sheriff's department -and the author of Murder in Palm Beach: The Homicide That Never Died.Videos
