new york (state)

There are some cases that a law enforcement officer can't forget. This is one of them. Seven-year-old Samantha Zaldivar is reported missing in February 1997. Despite the best efforts of the community and law enforcement to find her, it seems the first grader has disappeared without a trace until the forensic evidence leads a multi-agency task force to an ugly possibility. Months later, an unlikely turn of events reveals the young girl's fate, which rocks the rural county in Western New York. Dedicated and meticulous police work brings a murderer to justice, but not without a cost to those involved. Stephen C. Tarbell, a retired Wyoming County Sheriff's investigator shares his personal account of the investigation into the disappearance and murder of Samantha Zaldivar.

Essays explore the five boroughs of New York City through thirteen defining dishes, and recount the author's culinary journey of the area over three decades.

Designed for classroom teachers, this book provides innovative suggestions for using the portfolio method in the classroom and an added section for teachers to use.

Criminal defense attorney Robert Tucker explains legal concepts for teenagers and parents.