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One Voice Raised: A Triumph Over Rape Kindle Edition

by David H. Cordle Sr. (Author), Jennifer Wheatley-Wolf (Author), Sherry Audette Morrow (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition

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2013 eLit Bronze Medal Winner!
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Since publication of One Voice Raised, 2 more victims have been linked through DNA to serial rapist, William Joseph Trice.
*May 31, 1987 in Montgomery County, Maryland.
*August, 1988 in Silver Springs, Maryland

"It brings peace of mind to Trice's victims to know their attacker has been caught and convicted.
The importance of entering cold-case evidence into the national data-base can not be stressed enough."

“Look at me and I’ll kill you!” Early in the morning of August 21, 1988, an unknown assailant climbed onto the balcony to the open door of Jennifer Wheatley’s home, crept down the stairs, entered her first floor bedroom, and waited for her in the dark. As he grabbed her and pulled something tight around her throat, Jennifer was sure her life was over. Assaulted and raped, Jennifer lived through every woman’s worst nightmare. Having never seen her assailant’s face, she was sure he would never be caught. She spent two decades wondering who and where he was, and when he would strike again. Twenty years after the attack, through the dedication and tireless efforts of an investigator who refused to let her case go cold, a suspect was found. Jennifer writes about her ordeal and the years of waiting for justice with the candor and fortitude that helped her survive, and Chief Investigator David Cordle illuminates the process of assembling the puzzle pieces that led to the prosecution of one of his longest open cases.
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*5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read An inspiring factual account of a horrific crime where you feel the victim's pain as the investigator digs to seek justice. A page-turner from the start! by Lynn Kay *5.0 out of 5 stars Triumph over tragedy, May 31, 2012 By Roso - Jennifer lives the nightmare that all women dread. She was attacked and raped. Terrified, because she has seen her attacker's face, she still reports the rape. It takes almost 20 years before a suspect is found. In that time she must learn to live again, to trust again and yes, to love again. Terrifying. Should be required reading for all women AND men.
*5.0 out of 5 stars By Mack
This review is from: One Voice Raised: A Triumph Over Rape (Paperback) What an incredible story. If it were fiction, Jennifer Wheatley-Wolf would be critically acclaimed for her writing abilities, but the fact that it is a true story makes it that much more amazing. Thank you for sharing your tragedy and your journey. This book is truly inspiring for anyone that doesn't want the quiet and voiceless to endure one second of what Jennifer encountered and lived with for 21 years.

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For twenty-one years, I believed the man who raped me in my home in 1988 would remain a mystery. I never saw his face. There was not much evidence. Over the years, no one was arrested or charged with committing the crime. It didn't take long for me to believe that no one would ever be arrested.

I wrote this story for all rape and sexual assault victims in the hope that the importance of reporting the crime is made clear. As survivors, we hold the key, the power, to stop rapists by reporting the crime and seeing it through to conviction. Nearly 70% of all rapes go unreported. We CAN make a difference.

William Joseph Trice was free to continue his life of abuse and sexual assault for 21 years. He was arrested numerous times. He spent several months in jail for indecent exposure to a minor. It was not until after conviction in 2010 that he was linked to 2 more victims bringing the total of known victims to 4. Only he knew how many women should have their day in court.

I hope those who have a similar story, but have lost faith, will
once again believe that good does eventually triumph over evil and not give up
hope. This book is for those who have lost the ability to believe in themselves and the kindness of others, who doubt they are strong enough to reassemble their lives after a horrible encounter, and for those who have forgotten it's okay to stumble, forgive yourself, and get back to living.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006P5A6JE
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Current Tome Publishing (January 5, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 5, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4962 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 528 pages

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- #17,168 in True Crime Biographies
- #45,377 in True Crime (Books)

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Jennifer A Wheatley-Wolf born and raised in Annapolis, Maryland, is now living in Coconut Creek, Florida. She is an award-winning fabric artist, photographer and writer.

Her autobiography, 'One Voice Raised: A Triumph Over Rape' was the winner of the 2013 ELit Bronze Medal Winner/True Crime!

"Look at me and I'll kill you!" were the words Jennifer heard that night. She was unable to identify her attacker and so begins a 21 year search. This true story starts in 1988. Chief Investigator, David Cordle, Sr. writes about his early involvement in solving Jennifer's case and how he was finally able in 2009 to identify serial rapist William Joseph Trice. Since publication of One Voice Raised, 2 more cold cases have been linked to Trice, making 4 known victims....so far.

"No matter where life takes me, I seem to always have a camera in hand.

I am an artist who loves to work in fabric, machine embroidery, photography and occasionally words.

Inspired by color, texture and the unexpected discoveries in the world around me, I hope to bring my vision of the world to life through my art."

You can see my fabric art creations and purchase my unique machine embroidery designs when you visit Art Gifts Etc.

Jennifer released her first children's book, Wally and Petey, Sock Monkey Brothers in August 2013. Wintertime Fun: Adventures of Wally & Petey was released in 2015. Join America's favorite duo as they explore their snow-covered wonderland! Jennifer made the monkeys, photographed and wrote these delightful stories. Wally & Petey have been busy working their upcoming books, Summer Vacation & Where in The World Is Wally. They hope to have these ready for you soon.

Most recently, Jennifer has released her new series of Color Me! coloring books. The beautifully detailed doodles and illustrations are suitable for older kids and adults. Single-side printing on white paper are suitable for colored pencils and makers. Join the coloring craze!

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Leonard Sparks

An emotional read not to be missed.

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2013

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This was a book that I could not put down once I started reading it.. Where some reviewers did not like the detail in places, I thought it really helped to show how close this case came to never going to trial. After 20 years of no leads or success in finding the person who committed this terrible crime upon an overwhelmed female victim, justice won out with the follow up of a few dedicated people who would not let this cold case go away. I don't know where you can find a more personal story from a victim as written by the author. She really shared every emotional moment of her ordeal and I felt I was actually physically there in the courtroom with her.This was a great read and my wife will be reading it based on my enthusiastic endorsement.

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North of Sixty

Bravery in the face of terror

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2013

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I cannot really understand the feelings and aftermath of such a violent crime. Jennifer is brave, forthright, and as fine a roll model of survival as one could find. This is a compelling story, and yes, it is exhaustive in detail and sometimes repetitive, but it tells a complete story that needs telling. It is not written to be a thriller, it is not pulp fiction; it is a twenty year legal and emotional battle fought daily, and without much hope. Yet she triumphs in spirit and finds resolution. The lesson learned for me is to never give up, continue to live your best life, and encourage anyone faced with this horrible ordeal to report the crime. Fight back. Thank you, Jennifer, for the good fight, and allowing us to follow your journey.

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VenkyIyer58

One Voice Raised: A Triumph Over Rape

Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2013

I have very mixed feelings about this book. I have just finished reading it, and I am writing this review immediately so that my impressions are still fresh.

To begin with, the story is gripping, and is grippingly told for the most part. Yes, sometimes truth can be stranger than fiction.

To continue, the book could do with some serious editing. There is a floor map of the scene of the crime, and descriptions in the text of points A, B, C and so on. However, the floor map is not labeled to show where points A, B, C, etc., are located.

There are strange bits of additional text which are obviously mistakes that occurred somewhere in the process of writing and converting the book for Kindle publication, but were not edited out later.

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needed to be stopped. I suspected he *[...] [...] ncvc/ main.aspx?dbName = DocumentViewer& Document ID = 32369 had raped before, and I believed he was going to

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comment. I couldn't help but wonder if this was the woman I had mouthed, "Thank you!" to just a couple days ago. woman I had mouthed, "Thank you!" to just a couple days ago. 01-21 15: 29: 14

I also found that the book tended to ramble quite a bit, with lengthy descriptive passages that tend to get on your nerves a little bit, because otherwise the book is hard to put down. These passages have made the book much longer and less crisp than it could otherwise have been.

Summary: All said and done, definitely worth a read.

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Mack

Incredible

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2012

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What an incredible story. If it were fiction, Jennifer Wheatley-Wolf would be critically acclaimed for her writing abilities, but the fact that it is a true story makes it that much more amazing. Thank you for sharing your tragedy and your journey. This book is truly inspiring for anyone that doesn't want the quiet and voiceless to endure one second of what Jennifer encountered and lived with for 21 years.

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Thomas G. Wayson

A powerful testament

Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2014

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Rape and other crimes of sexual abuse often go unreported. This is one woman's story of courage. A long journey from the night of the crime to it's conclusion in court. A gripping tale that is a must read for anyone that has been a victim or knows someone who has been a victim of rape or sexual abuse.

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FRANCIS J MARZUCCO

Compelling!

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2015

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I just finished “One Voice Raised: A Triumph Over Rape” – truly, compelling! It was sorrowful and joyful to read of this amazing woman's transition from being a “victim” to being herself again. Congratulations to the co-authors for their resolve and fortitude to ensure the triumph of justice.

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Inspirational

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2014

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This book is very inspiring, insightful and amazing. It had me on an emotional rollercoaster. I highly recommend this book to everyone, whether you've been in this situation or not. Jennifer is proof that you can overcome the horror of rape.

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Azure

Judicious editing needed

Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2012

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I have just finished reading this overly long book.(no spoilers here) Don't get me wrong, I love a long story but this one was dragged out. The story was about a cold case that got reactivated which was a fantstic thing in itself. At the beginning of the ebook I found the writing very good. However, the more I read the more I got a tad bored with the story. Probably not a nice thing to say about a lady that was raped. However, I really feel the book was overly long. The main author (Jennifer Wheatley Rolf) included many emails to her friends which I found boring to read and eventually skimmed over a lot of them. Too many day to day details which were not relevant to her story (IMO). Jennifer would tell her side of the story then we heard the same thing repeated by her legal people. A lot of doubling up. Maybe it was used as padding for the book, ditto for all the many emails. Virtually the whole transcript of the court proceedings were included also. Finally, I reached the end and rated the book only 3 stars. Jennifer lost two stars because of the length and things that got repeated too often. There was also some formatting problems, but I got used to those (there were many!) Jennifer obviously took a lot of time to write the book, I just wish she had excluded a lot of stuff that was tiresome to the reader. How many times did we hear about a relevant teeshirt? It went on and on. However, despite the lack of an editor the story itself was an interesting subject to read about. I just wish Jennifer had made it about a third shorter in length.

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Wendy

True Crime - From Start to Finish - Excellent - 5*+

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 8, 2012

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Jennifer Wheatley Wolf has written in her own words the actual events around her rape and sexual assault from the night it happened, August 21 1988 Annapolis Maryland, to the outcome at trial. It took over 22 years before her rapist was caught and sentenced this was due to the advances in DNA technology. Included throughout are actual court transcipts along with photographs of Jennifer, her lawyers and the police officers involved in her case from day one.

I've never read "a true crime" book before but was moved on reading this. Its not a subject many people write about. When I finish a book I always remove it from my kindle but I cant seem to delete this book. Will read it again. Dont want to spoil the book any further so all I can write is this book you must purchase and show support to Jennifer for the enormous challenges she has overcome.

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Dwib

Triumph over rape.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 30, 2013

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This was a very harrowing story, well written and very moving. When I first finished it I was a little scared of the dark although I am over it now.

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Lynda Kelly

Please Read The Whole Review

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 6, 2013

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A great, great shame. I really wanted to read this but thanks to formatting errors I've deleted it after having only got through 20%.
The word restaurant was misspelled, the photos and diagrams were missing from the Kindle version and most aggravating of all were random chapter headings just plonked into the text !! THAT occurred 5 times before I'd had enough.
Such a pity as I liked Jennifer and really wanted to know how she went along. Let's hope a revised edition is released at some point in the future. One passage she wrote about her friends I thought was lovely-she did have some special friends too. "I believe we have been friends forever, through the ages, and we find each other in each new lifetime".......

** June 24th 2013-This author has kindly been in touch with me and posted me her book in a paperback version. So I'll be updating my review very soon. That was a very kind thing to have done and shows she cares about how her book is presented. Good for her.

**June 17th 2014-I have finally finished this book as I now have a job. While being at home all the time it was easier to read using my Kindle so I've not got back to the printed word at all. But working now I can read a proper book in my car lunchtimes while smoking !! I will write to the author and apologise !!
I actually cheered at the end......I was hoping to read Jennifer's impact statement as it was mentioned a lot and as I neared the end I was worried she'd not have included it but she did and it was just terrific, especially the final 2 lines. Hard-hitting stuff. Good on her. I'm pleased she has done so well in life in spite of her rape. With many women I guess it could pretty much finish things off for them but Jennifer flourished with the love of a great man and some really special friends and family. Plus Dave Cordle, the cop who never gave up.
So I'd recommend the book for sure. And Jennifer is SUCH a nice person as well.

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