ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I honestly don’t know how Danielle Tavernier of the State Attorney’s Office managed to keep up with all the media requests for this case. Not only were the number of queries extraordinary, but the volume of documents, video and audio recordings and photographs was staggering. Thank you, Danielle, for always being courteous, professional and prompt with your responses. You deserve a medal.

I truly appreciate Rick Cuza1, Jesse Grund, Richard Grund and Jackie Mattlin for sharing their personal experiences. And thanks to the many others who spoke with me but requested anonymity.

Thanks to Carlos Padilla and Fox 35’s Shannon Butler for their helpfulness and to Dan Philips of Mission Investigations for his assistance.

I extend endless appreciation to Matt Phelps, Kathryn Casey and Sue Russell for their friendship and support as I worked on this book.

Thanks to Charlie Spicer for giving me this opportunity, to Yaniv Soha for his input and advice and to Jane Dystel, my guiding light.

And as always, I couldn’t have done it without my own 24/7 cheerleader, Wayne Fanning—thanks for always being here.

 

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¹ The last name of Cindy Anthony’s birth family has been changed throughout the book to protect their privacy.