Brooklyn's Jane Doe by S.A. Mathers - ISBN: 9798881808198
Hardcover
Silenced, smeared, and forgotten. One detective sought the justice she deserved.

Brooklyn's Jane Doe

The Mishandling of a Sexual Assault Investigation

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  • Hardcover

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    4 September 2025

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Summary

“I have had the misfortune of being raped twice—once in the park and again in the media,” wrote “Jane Doe,” the victim of an infamous stranger rape in Brooklyn, New York. Two decades later, detective S. A. Mathers reopened Doe’s case to bring her justice.

In April 1994, the horrific details of Jane Doe’s assault were widely covered by New York City newspapers following misleading information from NYPD officials to Pulitzer Prize-winning crime reporter Mike McAlary. Co…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9798881808198
Author:S.A. Mathers
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Bloomsbury Academic
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:4 September 2025
Weight:380g
Dimensions:220mm x 142mm x 18mm
About The Author

S.A. Mathers

S. A. Mathers is a retired First Grade Detective, and she spent fourteen of her twenty-year career with the NYPD investigating some of New York City’s most violent and high profile sexual assault cases. Mathers holds a Master of Science in Criminal Justice and is a former adjunct professor at Farmingdale State College and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Sarah has been recognized by New York City Counsel and by Detective Endowment Association for her work on sexual assault cases. She was also a team detective for the Harvey Weinstein investigation.

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