In a tale clear
and gripping, Robert and Zack Waters have deftly chronicled a crime that was as
significant to FBI history as all the public enemies that came before. The
crisp narrative exposes J. Edgar Hoover’s bold political machinations and an
urgent grassroots effort to save a missing child. This is true crime at its
best: unembellished, dramatic, and authoritative.
—Ron
Franscell, bestselling author of The Darkest Night
Robert A. Waters
and Zack C. Waters have crafted a masterpiece of detective work and analysis,
detailing the tragedy of the kidnapping and murder of Little Skeegie Cash in
Princeton, Florida. They place this
tragic event in the context of the machinations of J. Edgar Hoover to claim
credit for the eventual arrest of Franklin Pierce McCall in a desperate attempt
to reverse severe budget cuts for the FBI by Congress. Based on newspaper
research, examinations of the trial records, and 4,000 pages of FBI records,
secured through the Freedom of Information Act, The Kidnapping and Murder of
Little Skeegie Cash highlights one of the most infamous criminal episodes in
Florida history. It is also another in the damning indictments of Hoover and
his tenure as head of the FBI. It is an
excellent read.
—Nick
Wynne, Executive Director Emeritus of The Florida Historical Society