You Can't Try a Dead Man - Judee Howard - Bog

As Jeff hitchhiked across the country, his mind was focused on getting clean, sober, and starting over, again. At 27-years old, Jeff had been in and out of trouble most of his life. He began drinking at the age of nine and using hard drugs in his late teens. He couldn't seem to leave it behind even after four stints in treatment and two in prison. But, while planning how to get his life back on track, events unfolded that would dash his hopes and dreams to pieces.
Unbeknownst to Jeff, his roommate had been murdered the morning he left town, and Jeff deemed the likely suspect.
You Can't Try a Dead is powerful, moving, and a true story of Jeff Howard and his wrongful conviction more than thirty-seven years ago. On the one hand, the story shares the horrific tale of justice denied, over and over again. But, it is also a story of overcoming tragedy by finding a way to peace in the midst of the injustice. It is also a story of endurance, forgiveness, and freedom, although maybe not in the context you might think.

You Can't Try a Dead Man is a story that we can all relate to as we journey through life's difficulties, some of them seemingly insurmountable. Jeff and Judee's story will capture your heart and encourage you as you walk through struggles in your own life.