City of Dust

Acknowledgments

Besides all those whose names appear in this book, I need to acknowledge several individuals without whose help these pages could never have been written. First, Bill Keller and The New York Times gave me the opportunity to cover this important story and to keep pursuing the truth. Monsignor Robert Sheeran and Seton Hall University provided the time and space for me to complete this book. I also want to thank Ellen Borakove of the New York City medical examiner’s office, Kate O’Brien Ahlers at New York’s law department, and Prof. Lester Brick-man of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Over several years, they provided many answers to my insistent questions. And I owe a substantial debt to Amy Green for her good work in Florida. ...