With exceptional candor and shocking detail, Jan Jenkins wrote Footprints of Courage – the first look inside the tragic and untold saga of the Chris Jenkins murder investigation undertaken by the family who loved him.. Chris’s parents and sister took extraordinary measures to force the truth into the light, including hiring a private investigator, securing the assistance of global leaders in water rescue and recovery, appearing dozens of times on local and national newscasts describing how Chris may have died, even analyzing autopsy and recovery photos for clues – the list of steps they were forced to take on their own initiative is endless.Chris’s disappearance captivated a city, and then a nation, when the public learned that dozens of young men in the preceding twelve years had met a similar fate. While pushing to unravel the mystery of his murder, Chris’s courageous family paved the way for federal involvement in the possible serial homicides of more than seventy victims.
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Summary
This book is written by the mother of Chris Jenkins who was murdered on Halloween night in 2002. At first the police thought it was a suicide, but then other details surfaced that caused them to change the cause of death to homicide. Chris' family were relentless in their quest to find the truth behind their son's murder. They spent every waking moment to track down the few clues that they had. Slowly they could put together Chris's last hours before his death. It was a painful struggle to try to find the person or persons responsible. The book is an inspiration to the family for their commitment to show their love for their son and also show how Chris was a valued member of their community.