In Public Record

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A Journey To The Truth Of A Murder And Trial

Michael Kelly

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Wildblue Press
20 January 2026

True crime; Forensic science

Acquitted in court. Convicted in public opinion.

September 1990. In Shaker Heights, Ohio, teenage honors student Lisa Lee Pruett vanishes into the night. A boy calls 911 when she does not arrive for a secret late-night meet-up. Police soon find her nearby, stabbed to death and left exposed.

Lisa had just passed an important test and earned her driver's license. She was a Girl Scout, athlete, musician, and lover of poetry. Then her life was cut short.

Investigators quickly focused on a troubled young man who lived a few blocks away. His name leaked, the media swarmed, and the case became a spectacle. Two years later, he was indicted on controversial testimony, tried under national attention, and ultimately acquitted. His life never recovered.

Decades later, the murder remains unsolved.

Now a former police officer reopens the trail, determined to separate rumor from evidence and find the truth, if it is still there to be found.

By: Michael Kelly
Imprint: Wildblue Press
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9781970361025
ISBN 10: 1970361026
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 20 January 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Kelly is a graduate of Youngstown State University and the Y.S.U. Basic Peace Officer Training Academy. He is a former full-time police officer with numerous training certificates in evidence and investigation. He now works in the gaming industry and lives in Northeast Ohio.