How far would you go to save
your child’s life?
Would you
write hot checks to pay attorney fees, sell your home, attempt a-jail
break as a last resort and, - be on the run for a year with two young children?
This mother did.
Fighting the system while running from the law, living on the lam with her
eleven year old son, Trevor and baby granddaughter Maria, A MOTHER’S TORMENT is a
testimony to family love; a system’s indifference; a mother’s desperation;
and finally, an unjust death.
Jeffrey Dicks, who
languished on death row for twenty three years for a robbery he didn't
commit and a murder he didn't even see. A Mothers Torment, told by
Shirley is the tense, personal and highly moving true story of the bloody
crime of which eighteen year old Jeffrey was accused of.
At the trial, they
watched in horror as VITAL evidence was never presented to the jury. and
testimony was changed from one trial to the other to get the jurors to
find Jeff Guilty. The prosecutor lied to get a conviction and the
judge knew he was doing that and allowed it to happen.
Jeff,
who had no history of violent or criminal behavior was convicted of a
murder and sentenced to die in Tennessee's electric chair. Jeffrey Dicks is one of the many victims of our legal system
who became trapped in the over burdened justice system.
Without the weapons of MONEY, Savvy, or Connections, Jeff was
defenselessly slaughtered by an obsessed detective and a judge who
disallowed pertinent testimony that would have proven him innocent.
Read of this mother’s
dramatic battle with the system to save her innocent son from the state’s
execution. A family’s thrilling true-life adventure trying to save a son,
and brother, on death row. A poor, but
law-abiding family originally from Concord, NH, now living in the state of
Tennessee, Shirley breaks the law to raise money for the defense of
Jeffrey Dicks, a beloved son and cherished brother,
and when that failed planned a jail break.
Strong bonds between mothers and their
children, especially their sons, is the emotion that grabs the READER,
and squeezes him in a stranglehold. Read on in a crescendo of
heartbreaking pain until the bitter end And a bitter end it is for
the author, fighting to save her innocent son in any way she can, as the
legal clock ticks toward the final hour.
A dramatic page-turner written about a family running from the
law, living on the lam, while, all the while, fighting the legal system.
It’s an inspiring story of strength and determination of a woman, her
eleven year old son Trevor, and baby granddaughter, trying to keep mind
and family together.
Ms. Dick’s most
gripping legacy in the book indeed arises from the contemplation that
while Jeff sat in prison and his trial turned into an unbelievable
travesty with only one possible outcome, it is a scenario that has no
doubt played countless times throughout the United States, exacting as its
toll the anguish of countless mothers and sons like Ms. Dicks and Jeff.
Fighting the system while running from the law, living on the lam, and
trying to keep mind and family together, Shirley Dicks own story is as
heart piercing as the one she tells of her son. Shirley continues to
fight for her son's life and the abolishment of capital punishment. Her
warning of petty crime and getting involved with the wrong people is
something every young person should read.
Shirley spent
the next twenty five years speaking out against the death penalty and
talking to teens about the dangers of drugs, alcohol and hanging with the
wrong person. Her youngest son Trevor also went to the colleges and
schools speaking with her, warning kids how easy it was for him to get
involved in drugs and alcohol himself over the years. He married and had
three children himself, visiting his big brother Jeff who sat on death
row. Their story is one crisis after another until the ending.
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Yet from this devastation, she has risen to
dedicate her life to helping others avoid this pain. She had the courage
and strength to pen A MOTHER’S TORMENT, a tremendously candid and
passionate account, in the hope of saving others. She has had ten books
published, mostly on crime and the justice system.
Shirley Dicks now
speaks at schools, colleges and churches to educate and inspire others. In
addition, she has produced a video called, The Choice Is Yours, in
which five men on TN death row talk about the mistakes they made and now find
themselves waiting to die. Shirley uses the video to educate children.
Through her wonderful book and dramatic video Shirley Dicks hopes to make
a difference in the lives of people in danger of traveling down the wrong
road
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A Mothers Torment
By Laurie Dougherty (Jeff's Sister)
A Mother sits alone and cries, For the son that she has lost
And she vows to get him back one day, no matter what the cost
For you see they took him from her And she found out far too late
They only wanted a sacrifice, to satisfy their hate
She searched for truth and
justice
But was met with hostile stares
Till she finally faced the ugly fact
That no one really cared
And as they take her son away
she hangs her head to cry
For they jury made a decision
They've sentenced him to die
But still she's searching for
the truth
Though no one hears her plea
And she knows she'll never give up her fight
They the day they set him free
