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Join local author John Wesley Anderson for a live online presentation on the release of his newest book, Lou and Jonbenét: A Legendary Lawman's Quest to Solve a Child Beauty Queen's Murder. (This will be a live online presentation via Zoom; registration is required, and registrants will receive a Zoom link via email before the presentation.)
From the author's book and presentation summary:
Lou and JonBenét tells the inside story of the murder of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, who was murdered in her family’s home in Boulder, Colorado, on Christmas night 1996. A ransom note was found in the home, but it was hours before her father found her body in the basement. She had been strangled with a garrote and her skull had been fractured. Legendary Detective Lou Smit was hired by the Boulder District Attorney to assist in the investigation. After 18 months, Lou resigned in protest as a grand jury was being empanelled to indict the parents. Lou continued to work the case on his own time, and at his own expense, for the rest of his life. When Lou passed away in 2010, his family and a handful of retired detectives, including the author, teamed up to finish Lou’s work.
About the author: John Wesley Anderson, MBA, is an author, TEDx speaker, and recipient of the 2022 Golden Quill Award presented by the Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District. He retired after 30-year law enforcement career; including 22 years with the Colorado Springs Police Department and 8 years as the Sheriff for El Paso County, Colorado. After being term-limited as Sheriff John worked homeland security for 10 years for Lockheed Martin. He retired in 2012 to launch a small consulting business allowing him the freedom to pursue his love of history, writing, and the arts.