A Rip in Heaven

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This powerful and thought-provoking book offers a raw and honest exploration of the aftermath of a senseless crime. The acclaimed author of American Dirt reveals the devastating effects of a shocking tragedy in this landmark true crime book.

A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummin's story of a night in Apriol 1991, when her two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St. The importance of community support: A Rip in Heaven portrays the unwavering support the Nicarico family received from their community during their darkest times.Social sciences › Social problems and services; associations › Criminology › Crimes and Offenses › Offenses against persons › Homicide › Murder › History, geographic treatment, biography › North America › Midwestern U. A Rip in Heaven is Jeanine Cummins’ story of a night in April, 1991, when her two cousins Julie and Robin Kerry, and her brother, Tom, were assaulted on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, which spans the Mississippi River just outside of St. The police felt that the intensity of Tom’s and Julie’s friendship (as Tom described it) was unnatural. I read it from a personal standpoint, because it was an unthinkable tragedy which happened to a very ordinary family—much like mine—from my home town and it is so affectingly told by the sister of the young man involved and cousin of the two female victims.

The author and her brother, Tom, are confronted by four unruly men while spending time with their cousins Julie and Robin Kerry on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. as he had no sleep for 30 hours) The horror of his situation is recounted based upon Tom's memories of his interrogation and short incarceration. The cops soon leak to the press that they suspect Tom of attempting to rape Julie and that the resultant struggle saw all three cousins fall into the river.

Things move quickly until she finds it necessary to pull back and share her own irrelevant experience in a third-person narrative. That is, she lays out the story with a sheen of detached objectivity, which gives a certain level of authority to the information she provides. I will add, here, that I am friends with a guy whose father worked the Kerry-Cummins case as a detective. The quote by A Rip in Heaven, "Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace," serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of maintaining one's own inner calm amidst the chaos and negativity that may surround us.

It reveals the flaws and biases within the criminal justice system and the devastating consequences they can have on innocent individuals. On April 5th, the last night of their holiday, Tom decides to sneak out with his two cousins to embark on the most innocent of escapades: to see where wannabe poet Julie had graffitied a poem on the old Chain of Rocks Bridge, a local landmark once part of Route 66 but disused and superseded by a more modern bridge nearby.O distanciamento não é possível quando foi real e apesar de escrito na terceira pessoa há muito envolvimento emocional.