Rita Gleason
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Rita Gleason

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Rita Gleason grew up in Poughkeepsie, NY where her passion for investigative analysis and the study of the psychology of crime was sparked in the aftermath of a triple homicide committed by a student in her high school. Rita combined her love of problem solving and animals into a career as a small animal veterinarian, graduating from Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine in 2002. Now a successful DVM, Rita has retained her interest in exploring the untold truths of criminal events, and for helping others look beyond the headlines to develop a more complete understanding of a crime. Her debut novel, Evidence Ignored, is an in- depth exploration of the timeline of events leading up to one of this country's most infamous modern c ...more

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Hi! I'd love to have a read of your book about the Columbine shooting. It seems like it can't be shipped outside the US at the moment, however. Are you planning on making it available outside the US?
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Resilience in the Face of Tragedy- Part 3

Stories of compassion and heroism from the Columbine attack...

Peggy Dodd was a library assistant at Columbine High School in April 1999. When Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold headed for the library, Peggy guided 3 students into the magazine room with her to hide. She later directed them out an emergency exit and remained in the library trying to get other kids out. Peggy did this despite knowing that Read more of this blog post »
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