Afterword by Dan Murphy

First meetings can leave lasting impressions. It was in October 2004 in an office of a Fortune 100 company where I first met Randy Ferris. I was in town meeting with senior leaders of the company, discussing a position with the organization. Randy was already the Director of Loss Prevention, running a large, well-established, successful team that spanned 47 states. What was supposed to be a simple, quick introduction resulted in a lengthy discussion of the nature of disturbing and harassing behavior. This was the result of a morbid painting that hung on the wall of Randy’s office directly behind his desk. The painting, it turned out, had been sent by an anonymous individual to the company’s CEO and contained a mix of disturbing ...

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