Stacey Stanton, a beloved resident of Manteo, was found stabbed to death in her apartment on the afternoon of February 3, 1990. The slaying was the most horrendous crime the town had seen in years. With tourist season coming on and Manteo in the midst of a revitalization, a rushed investigation followed. Overlooked leads and racial tension led to the conviction of an innocent man. This riveting narrative, built on access to the state's investigative file and multiple interviews with case insiders, delves into the truth behind the murder. Investigative journalist John Railey explores the mistak... Read More
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Stacey Stanton, a beloved resident of Manteo, was found stabbed to death in her apartment on the afternoon of February 3, 1990. The slaying was the most horrendous crime the town had seen in years. With tourist season coming on and Manteo in the midst of a revitalization, a rushed investigation followed. Overlooked leads and racial tension led to the conviction of an innocent man. This riveting narrative, built on access to the state's investigative file and multiple interviews with case insiders, delves into the truth behind the murder. Investigative journalist John Railey explores the mistak... Read More
Stacey Stanton, a beloved resident of Manteo, was found stabbed to death in her apartment on the afternoon of February 3, 1990. The slaying was the most horrendous crime the town had seen in years. With tourist season coming on and Manteo in the midst of a revitalization, a rushed investigation followed. Overlooked leads and racial tension led to the conviction of an innocent man. This riveting narrative, built on access to the state's investigative file and multiple interviews with case insiders, delves into the truth behind the murder. Investigative journalist John Railey explores the mistakes made and finally arrives at the long-hidden truth of what happened to Stacey.
Details
Pages: 192
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: True Crime
Publication Date: 13th May 2024
ISBN: 9781467155700
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRUE CRIME / Historical TRUE CRIME / Murder / General HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Author Bio
John Railey has spent much of his life on the Outer Banks. A graduate of the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, he is a former editorial page editor of the Winston-Salem Journal and investigates mitigating factors in death penalty cases for the State of North Carolina. His previous books for The History Press—The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks: Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland, Andy Griffith’s Manteo: His Real Mayberry and Murder in Manteo: Seeking Justice for Stacey Stanton—are top sellers on the Outer Banks. He is also the author of the memoir Rage to Redemption in the Sterilization Age: A Confrontation with American Genocide.
Stacey Stanton, a beloved resident of Manteo, was found stabbed to death in her apartment on the afternoon of February 3, 1990. The slaying was the most horrendous crime the town had seen in years. With tourist season coming on and Manteo in the midst of a revitalization, a rushed investigation followed. Overlooked leads and racial tension led to the conviction of an innocent man. This riveting narrative, built on access to the state's investigative file and multiple interviews with case insiders, delves into the truth behind the murder. Investigative journalist John Railey explores the mistakes made and finally arrives at the long-hidden truth of what happened to Stacey.
Pages: 192
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Imprint: The History Press
Series: True Crime
Publication Date: 13th May 2024
ISBN: 9781467155700
Format: Paperback
BISACs: TRUE CRIME / Historical TRUE CRIME / Murder / General HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
John Railey has spent much of his life on the Outer Banks. A graduate of the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, he is a former editorial page editor of the Winston-Salem Journal and investigates mitigating factors in death penalty cases for the State of North Carolina. His previous books for The History Press—The Lost Colony Murder on the Outer Banks: Seeking Justice for Brenda Joyce Holland, Andy Griffith’s Manteo: His Real Mayberry and Murder in Manteo: Seeking Justice for Stacey Stanton—are top sellers on the Outer Banks. He is also the author of the memoir Rage to Redemption in the Sterilization Age: A Confrontation with American Genocide.
