Bibliograph

Murder in Baker Company, how four American soldiers killed one of their own, Cilla McCain

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Murder in Baker Company, how four American soldiers killed one of their own, Cilla McCain

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Murder in Baker Company

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Cilla McCain

Sub title

how four American soldiers killed one of their own

Summary

Using court transcripts, personal interviews, and police records to retrace the key events of the case, this journey to uncover the truth about what happened to Richard Davis provides a disturbing, eye-opening look into the problems of today's military. After surviving tours in Bosnia and Iraq, Davis was mercilessly tortured and ultimately murdered before his remains were set on fire in the woods of Georgia. Four members of his own platoon were arrested for the crime. When one was asked why they set Richard on fire, his answer was both cold and revealing:"Because that's the way we got rid of bodies in Iraq." There is no other case on record in which American soldiers have killed one of their own in such a twisted manner. They were home. They were alive. So the only question is, why? This is not only the exploration of the heinous murder of a soldier; it is also a call to action for U.S. citizens to provide support and necessary programs for veteran reentry and reassimilation into U.S. society

Target audience

adult

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