Raped Beyond a Shadow of Doubt
Raped beyond a Shadow of Doubt was inspired by the films THE FARM and SHADOWS OF DOUBT. Most people that watched the films had already made their minds up, innocent or guilty, but there were those who still had questions. I felt like it was up to me to answer them in the only way I knew how. That was to put it in black and white, but more than the films I wanted to give hope to someone who was struggling with finding peace and hope for their life. I hoped to give someone the strength to face another day.
Was it hard? Oh yeah it was hard. I had to go back and reopen all those old wounds. Some days I couldn’t put the pen down, and some days I couldn’t pick the pen up. It took me three years to write my book. I had to keep reminding myself it wasn’t just about getting my story out, it was about helping someone. I replayed him raping me over and over in my head, long after I had laid the pen down. Was it worth it? If my story helps just one hurting person, then it was worth every sleepless night I spent writing.
Raped Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt can be bought here.
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A lot of people had the belief after seeing the documentaries, that the system didn’t worked in a fair way. It was not a question of being innocent or guilty but all about the treatment Vincent had which was a great disgrace. Because there are a lot of corrupt people working in the system it is not that difficult for the police and D.A. to get rid of a person towards they have dislikes. The parole board members said after seeing the unconstitutional line-up photo and the other documents Vincent was finally was able to obtain: “Well after 20 years I could also come up with something”. Doesn’t this count for all the explanations in the book what was written even after more than 20 years? Probably not because in Marksville things seems to go only one direction.