THE SCENT OF MY
SON, IN GOD WE TRUST
By Adrienne
Miranda
In the heat of the
summer on July 20, 2006, a mother's life is forever changed by one phone call.
Her ex-husband says the words no parent can bear to hear; “Our beautiful baby
boy is gone." Their son Joseph Anthony Miranda has just been run over and killed
By a Bobcat on the construction site where he works. His mother, brother Rob,
and family's grief and agony know no bounds, as they are held together only by
their deep faith and trust in God.
Later as Joseph's
mother begins to ask questions of the police, the company he works for, and his
coworkers, there is a veil of silence and denial of wrongdoing which clearly
implies to Adrienne that something is amiss.
And so begins her
years of searching for the truth behind her beloved son's untimely, horrific
death and what she feels and knows in her heart is a homicide. The author takes
readers on a heartbreaking journey through grief, flashing back to the years of
Joseph's life before he was killed. There can be no closure for this family
until the truth behind Joseph's death is uncovered and brought to
light.
Adrienne works
tirelessly, strengthened only by God and the Scriptures she's memorized from her
Bible, in her ongoing search for truth and justice. It helps keep her busy as
she suffers through the sorrow that only the death of a child can bring; yet she
is continually blocked by deceit and lies, even from police and investigators
that she trusted. The deeper she digs, the deeper the mystery and suspense
grows, reaching into Mexico, and involving the FBI and high government
officials. While the coroner confirms assault and homicide, both upper and lower
arms of the law and courts refuse to accept this as truth. Local police
initially agreeing, change their stories. Calls are not returned, cooperation
from all avenues is denied.
Author Adrienne
Miranda writes an intense account of the injustice which destroys a young man so
full of life — with plans for a happy future — as she continues to this day to
demand justice and dignity for her son. How deep does this outrageous cover-up
go and how far-reaching, implicating officials right up to the higher levels of
government? Yet Joseph's death certificate confirms “that his manner of death is
homicide and his cause is assault."
This is a story
worth reading as author shares not only the life and death of her precious son
but details an incident which could happen to other parents. Her story is meant
to eradicate the wrong done to her child and warn others of what might someday
befall them. The author feels that with God on her side, justice will
prevail.
Micki Peluso,
author of . . . And the Whippoorwill Sang
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