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Cornucopia of Evil: A True Story of Murder, Cover-up and Injustice
Standing in line to get food stamps at Thanksgiving, Michael Collins asked himself, "What happened to the private jets that flew me to my own Caribbean island? Where is my beautiful home with a kitchen full of food? Where are my friends?"
The former banker, raised in an old Texas farmhouse without indoor plumbing or electricity, married into a wealthy family that gave him prominence and influence as a political campaigner and a crusader for the poor.
Michael Collins had it all. But then his life began to unravel after discovering that the very ones responsible for his success had concealed a murder within his own family.
A shocking, unflinchingly candid memoir, CORNUCOPIA OF EVIL tells of Collins's surviving the breakup of his family, the loss of his business, and an attempt on his life. Yet, determined in his quest for justice and to help other victims of tragedy, Collins pioneered the use of forensic documentation with courtroom exhibits that led to settlements in the millions.
"I know what it's like to win, and I know what it's like to experience the ultimate loss," says the author.
The former banker, raised in an old Texas farmhouse without indoor plumbing or electricity, married into a wealthy family that gave him prominence and influence as a political campaigner and a crusader for the poor.
Michael Collins had it all. But then his life began to unravel after discovering that the very ones responsible for his success had concealed a murder within his own family.
A shocking, unflinchingly candid memoir, CORNUCOPIA OF EVIL tells of Collins's surviving the breakup of his family, the loss of his business, and an attempt on his life. Yet, determined in his quest for justice and to help other victims of tragedy, Collins pioneered the use of forensic documentation with courtroom exhibits that led to settlements in the millions.
"I know what it's like to win, and I know what it's like to experience the ultimate loss," says the author.
234 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Michael Collins
1 book2 followersA native of Carbon, Texas, Michael Collins volunteered for the U.S. Army the day he turned 18. He would later spend two decades as a bank vice president; all the while feeling that something was missing in life. Leaving the banking industry, he found purpose by fulfilling a need in the legal industry: forensic documentation. For jurors, Collins's displays effectively communicated the sequence of events, explaining "what happened." Ultimately, it spared time and expense for victims of accidents, negligence and tragedies.
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February 10, 2018
Shocking...had me gripped to the end
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