Murder in Canaryville, Jeff Coen
Murder in Canaryville, Jeff Coen
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Murder in Canaryville
The True Story Behind a Cold Case and a Chicago Cover-Up

Author: Jeff Coen

Narrator: Shawn Compton

Unabridged: 7 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/24/2021

Synopsis

The grandson and great-grandson of Chicago police officers, Chicago Police Detective James Sherlock was CPD through-and-through. His career had seen its share of twists and turns, from his time working undercover to thwart robberies on Chicago's L trains to his years as a homicide detective. He thought he had seen it all.

But on this day, he was at the records center to see the case file for the murder of John Hughes, who was seventeen years old when he was gunned down on Chicago's Southwest Side in 1976. The case's threads led everywhere: Police corruption. Hints of the Chicago Outfit. A crooked judge. Even the belief that the cover-up extended to "hizzoner" himself—legendary Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley.

A murder that had roiled the city and had been investigated for years had been reduced to a few reports and photographs. What should have been a massive file with notes and transcripts from dozens of interviews was nowhere to be found. Sherlock could have left the records center without the folder and cruised into retirement, and no one would have noticed.

Instead, he tucked the envelope under his arm and carried it outside.

About Jeff Coen

Jeff Coen has been a reporter on the Chicago Tribune's political enterprise team since 2010, covering a variety of issues and campaigns and the political activity of Mayor Rahm Emanuel. He was present in the courtroom throughout the Family Secrets trial, and his pieces on the case were featured in a popular series in the Chicago Tribune. He is the author of Family Secrets: The Case that Crippled the Chicago Mob, and coauthor of Golden: How Rod Blagojevitch Talked Himself out of the Governor's Office and into Prison.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Therese on August 28, 2021

Cold cases are incredibly fascinating, because who doesn’t want to know the truth? But if the case should never have gone cold and almost certainly should have been an easy solve, then the question becomes how could this happen? Particularly when the community knows the answers to who, why, when, and......more

Goodreads review by Ronnie on January 31, 2021

A detective tries to properly investigate an unsolved 1976 cold case after more than forty years. Includes information about other related crimes and Chicago Police corruption in general. The book lacks a satisfying resolution but it is nonetheless quite good.......more

Goodreads review by Mickey on May 30, 2021

The book is a kick to the gut. It IS the Chicago I knew and know. Interesting.....I talked with a few people who were present that evening many years ago. I met them in a Bridgeport saloon recently after a White Sox game. The author seems to downplay the viciousness on BOTH sides. The Canaryville guy......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on January 18, 2023

The subject is interesting, but the book has two major flaws. That the book does not show anybody's picture is understandable, but it should have at least shown some maps of the area so we could more easily figure out what was where. Also, while police corruption and political pressure is the major......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on March 12, 2021

Major disappointment. Borderline boring. Purports to be about the cold case investigation into the murder of John Hughes. Due to a insufficient amount of material, the author spends the majority of the book dealing with the Chicago Outfit and police corruption. Not only does much of that material no......more

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