Chapter Eight: Bianca the Guide

1. . I left the Ramos family home before Isaias had this conversation with Bianca Tudon. Bianca later shared the transcript of the Facebook exchange with me, and I interviewed both her and Isaias about the conversation.

2. . Isaias was part of the last senior class to graduate from the Memphis City Schools. As the result of a complex fight over school consolidation, the Memphis City Schools system formally dissolved in 2013 and Kingsbury High came under the jurisdiction of the Shelby County Schools.