Features Feb 3, 2016 at 4:00 am

An Excerpt from Eli Sanders's New Book About the South Park Murder Case and Its Lessons

The land between the damaged river and the rushing highway is equal to about one square mile, a confined space steeped from its first platting in cycles of need and neglect. Tallulah Fontaine

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Are you profiting from this book, Eli? I find that thoroughly disgusting if you are. The article already printed in the Stranger, https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-… was incredibly moving and an excellent, if incredibly difficult, telling of the story. Why profit from this horrific story that is not yours?
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I was inspired by Eli description to take a virtual walk through this neighborhood and walked past the charming house I think is in the photograph on the cover. There is a person clearly visible in the yard, looking at the camera. Now I feel like a creepy voyeur.
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I should say this happened while I explored a nearby neighborhood, not exactly where the actual events went down.
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Eli's description of South Park is so full of earthy detail. I can tell he's walked the streets and met the people.
I have an ex gf who lives down the street from the crime on South Rose. I spent many days and nights in that rough but also beautiful neighborhood. Fourth of July along the river, drinking and watching football at Loretta's, the new bridge opening, eating at the taco trucks, mowing the lawn, painting the house, going to the foodbank. The people there are scrappers; diverse, hard-working and helpful. The crime destroyed that poor woman and grievously hurt her partner, but there are good neighbors in South Park who will come to your aid.

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