On January 14, 2009, Marissa DeVault killed her husband, Dale Harrell, by striking him multiple times on the head with a hammer. It seemed like a simple case of murder, but questions remained. Was Dale Harrell a hapless, innocent victim of a brutal killing, or was this the final act of a desperate woman who had suffered through years of domestic violence? The fact that the incident took place in a middle class suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, with the couple's three children within the property at the time, meant nothing.The questions for the jury were simple. Was the killing premeditated or was it an act of self defense? Was it done for financial gain? Should the defendant pay for her crime with her life, should she be incarcerated for twenty-five years to life, or should she receive a life sentence with no chance of parole?

Author Paul Sanders was Juror #13 in a trial packed with twists and turns. He sat every day in court, in a trial which got deep inside the day-to-day lives of a family and eventually delivered justice to a victim. Read this remarkable true story now and make up your own mind as to the truth behind the Hammer Killing Trial.

Amazon reviews:

"Mr. Sanders is a brilliant writer. You feel like you are right in the courtroom with him... "
"This is a must-read for any avid trial watcher!"
"Brain Damage is a very interesting journey through a death penalty trial. It made me want to be a juror!"

Paul Sanders has received many awards for his other books such as "Victim or the Crime: The Day Before Jerry Died - A Grateful Dead Thriller (2022)","Banquet of Consequences: A Juror's Plight - The Carnation Murders Trial of Michele Anderson (2017) and "Secret Life of a Juror: Voir Dire (2018)"

- 2023 Southern California Book Festival Awards - Runner-Up
- 2023 Southern California Book Festival Awards - Wild Card
- 2022 American Writing Awards - Mystery/Suspense
- 2022 American Writing Awards - Thriller/Adventure
- 2022 Hollywood Book Festival Awards Honorable Mention - Wild Card
- 2022 Paris Book Festival Awards Winner - Unpublished Stories

Books by Paul Sanders:

Victim or the Crime: The Day Before Jerry Died
A Grateful Dead Thriller (2022)

Secret Life of a Juror: Voir Dire
The Domestic Violence Query (2018)

Banquet Of Consequences: A Juror's Plight
The Carnation Murders of Michele Anderson (2017)

Why Not Kill Her: A Juror's Perspective
The Jodi Arias Death Penalty Retrial (2016)

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