May All of You and God Forgive Me

<p><strong>A Double Murder Mystery Inspired by Actual Events.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Jerry Banks was arrested on December 11 1974 for the murders of a high school band director and a pretty young college student. He was arraigned and bound over to the Grand Jury. They determined the evidence was sufficient for a jury trial. Although Banks was the one who alerted police to the murders and despite a lack of hard evidence eyewitness or motive he was found guilty and sentenced to die in the electric chair on March 28 1975-just 107 days after his arrest. His appeals ended the same way: guilty and death sentence. A miscarriage of justice eventually came to light due to a new team of hard-working young lawyers but it was too late for Jerry to have his old life back. </p><p><br></p><p>Hans Broder is a lifelong resident of Henry County Georgia where the murders and trials took place while he was a prominent bank executive. He knew Jerry Banks was a keen observer of the trials and talk-of-the-town and has created a compelling retelling of the ups and downs of Banks' life...and eventual death.</p><p><br></p><p>History is known to be a good teacher. Many lessons can be learned from the events that occurred almost fifty years ago to the young Black man named Jerry Banks. <em>May All of You and God Forgive Me</em> questions whether the circumstances surrounding his trial were fair given its tragic ending. </p><p><br></p>