Special thanks to Jerry Silbert for his legal expertise; Jim Bentley and Tim Thoellecke Jr. for their help with DNA reports; Mike Green, former deputy chief of police, Northbrook, Illinois, for police procedure; Pam Hutul and Rosemary Mulryan for information about adoption procedures in Illinois. To Cara Black, too, for her advice, suggestions, and generally being the best traveling partner around. Finally, to my friend Tania Tirraoro. You are one of the most talented women I know.
Any mistakes are mine alone.