Murdered by Mumia: A Life Sentence of Loss, Pain, and Injustice

by Michael Smerconish, Maureen Faulkner, Michael A. Smerconish, et al.

Book Overview

Maureen Faulkner is the widow of police officer Danny Faulkner, infamously murdered in Philadelphia in 1981 by Wesley Cook, who goes by the name of Mumia Abu-Jamal. This is the amazing story of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1599215586
• ISBN13: 9781599215587
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Clearly Defining Reasonable

This book, brilliantly written, tells of a true American tragedy. Maureen Faulkner is a heroine and has weathered the lunacy of those that support Danny Faulkner's killer with grace and dignity. Only in this great country of ours would a cold blooded killer be given all the opportunities he has to acquit himself, continue to fail miserably at it and become a celebrity in the process. The book clearly and concisely outlines how the supporters of a convicted killer of a peace officer in the line of duty can vehemently question the facts of the case and the sworn testimony supporting his obvious guilt. Yet, never turn that same energy and scrutiny on the unsubstantiated theories and constantly altering fabrications put forth by the defense lawyers. I read the book cover to cover and to anyone with a logical and open mind there is no doubt as to who murdered Danny Faulkner. For those fellow travelers and useful idiots who believe that the killer is someone other than Jamal or that his trial was somehow biased there will be no changing their mind. "Murdered by Mumia" is written for the rest of us who understand what the word "reasonable" really means. The tragedy is the pain and loss of the survivors of Officer Faulkner and the travesty of what has been done to our faith in a legal system gone awry.

The Victim Speaks

One of the critics of this book wrote that this was "almost as if the book was the closing statement of a trial." That's actually pretty true, and why not? Mumia had his day in court many times over, and he has repeatedly lost. He murdered Mr. Faulkner, that is already established fact. Why should the widow attempt to prove something that has already been proven? What a horrible thing Mrs. Faulkner has been forced to endure. What will these people (Mumia's supporters) do for an encore, help Sudanese clerics whip women? You would think they'd have better ways to spend their time.

Please Read This

I suggest that anyone - especially reviewers and interviewers - actually read this book before writing about "not knowing what actually happened" on the night Officer Danny Faulkner was murdered. Also a must read for every one of the Hollywood supporters listed in the book. The facts are here. Please read this.

It's about time

After years of one-sided diatribes from Wesley Cook's apologists and the agenda-driven bias of the anti-death penalty left, it is good to finally see the victim's side of the story told. "Murdered by Mumia" is a well-written recounting of the cold-blooded murder of Philadelphia police officer Danny Faulkner at the hands of social activist and self-styled journalist Wesley Cook, aka Mumia Abu-Jamal. It is also a very poignant look at the people Faulkner left behind, particularly his young wife, Maureen, and her struggle to see justice, so long delayed, finally done. It's odd how Wesley Cook, whose guilt is undeniable to anyone who has followed this case closely and actually read the various court transcripts, has somehow become the poster boy for the anti-death penalty crowd. One can only hope that this book will help to acquaint the objective reader with the actual victim in this case, Danny Faulkner.

A Tribute to Daniel Faulkner

Daniel Faulkner was a hard-working American police officer gunned down in cold blood by killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. For years we have been told by leftists that Mumia was innocent. Yet every piece of evidence in the case points to the fact that Mumia gunned down Daniel Faulkner. Leftists have done their best to lie and distort the facts and evidence, but this book clears up the truth once and for all. Five stars for a great book exposing Mumia for what he is: A murderer. God bless Daniel Faulkner and his family.