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GUTSY TRUE CRIME MEMOIR
Adam Benjamin Clark was born to Joyce A Lefler (Clark) on May 19, 1977. He was born with a genetic anomaly called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (CdLS). Against all odds, this severely disabled child survived and began to thrive.
This true crime memoir is raw, it is real, and it is about the life of this miracle elf boy, his tragic death by murder, and why the case went cold. It is a gutsy story of the survival of Adam's mother who was falsely accused of his murder.
During the initial investigation and the nonexistent forensic examination of the crime scene, both the police and the Maricopa county coroner were complicit in an incompetent criminal investigation concerning the evidence. They proceeded under the premature assumption that Joyce was not innocent, but guilty. Their recriminations and accusations caused Joyce to be pursued as their only suspect and pushed her to the edge of insanity. The prejudice against a single mother led to years of fear, grief, and suffering for both Joyce and Adam's sister, Anne.
Joyce struggled to survive as she defended herself against not only gut-wrenching allegations, but also the condemnation, rejection, and shunning from her community and family.
This is a gory story of survival and emotional trauma as Joyce goes through devastating juvenile, civil, and criminal court trials. Joyce Lefler's gutsy true crime memoir details the eventual exoneration of the devastating charge of the tragic murder of her son is gripping, powerful, and heartfelt.
Joyce is seeking both justice for Adam and validation that she and Anne suffered emotional and psychological abuse because of the ineptitude of the Arizona legal system. Joyce continues to suffer chronic migraines and haunting nightmares caused from PTSD.
The evidence presented in this true crime murder mystery story is based on a grand jury indictment, court files, trial transcripts, records from two different medical coroners and/or examiners, Joyce's personal journals, eye witness accounts, and other legal documents placed into evidence
ABOUT the AUTHOR
Joyce A Lefler was born in California and grew up with glorious dreams and aspirations. Life was good until her father brainwashed his family into joining a pseudo-Christian misogynistic cult. While in it, she married, had two children, and then was abandoned by her sexually, physically, and emotionally abusive husband.
Lacking marketable skills, she struggled to fight panic and financially support her children. Joyce found the guts to become a domestic violence survivor and pursue a nursing degree. Against all odds and with great joy, she declared victory and graduated with high honors at the top of her class.
Joyce enjoyed an award winning successful and powerful career as a registered nurse (BSN, RNC), a heartfelt bereavement counselor, a facilitator for parents suffering a tragic death of their loved ones (Parents of Murdered Children), and an advocate for the abused and the falsely accused.
She has been a motivational speaker for the Impact of Crime on Victims Class (IVCV) for the Arizona State Prison system.
From Miracle to Murder: Justice for Adam is a good read and is dedicated to her disabled miracle child, survivors of misogynistic Christian cults, and survivors of domestic violence.
WHY MIRACLE to MURDER
Joyce A Lefler was first inspired to write From Miracle to Murder: Justice for Adam as a compelling letter to Anne, Adam’s sister. It’s a good read about perseverance, fortitude, the continuum of forgiveness, the triumph of good over evil, and the choice to not remain a victim.
The cycle of abuse does not have to be a part of anyone’s heritage; it is possible to break the cycle of abuse. It is possible to journey into change. It is Joyce’s hope that her compelling true crime murder mystery memoir will inspire and motivate others to develop a gutsy plan of survival, overcome whatever monsters are in their lives, and emerge both strong and proud.
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