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In October 1997, a brutal crime shattered the quiet of Fairbanks, Alaska. A 15-year-old boy, John Hartman, was found beaten nearly beyond recognition, left to die on a frozen roadside. Within days, police arrested four young men--all Alaska Native or American Indian--and quickly secured their convictions. Justice, it seemed, had been served.
But journalist Brian Patrick O'Donoghue couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. Years later, while teaching an investigative journalism class, he and his students began uncovering disturbing truths: coerced confessions, unreliable witnesses, and a legal system that had turned its back on the accused. What started as a class project became a relentless pursuit of justice, one that would rally an entire community to challenge a deeply flawed case.
The Fairbanks Four is a gripping true-crime account of injustice, perseverance, and the power of collective action. It's a story of young men wrongfully imprisoned, a journalist who refused to look away, and an Indigenous community fighting for its own. Equal parts investigative thriller and call to action, The Fairbanks Four reveals the devastating impact of a broken justice system--and the unwavering resolve it takes to set things right.
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