I would like to express my gratitude to Homicide Detective Danny R. Smith for his help in the writing of this book. A twenty-one-year veteran of the Los Angeles County’s Sheriff’s Department, Officer Smith’s assistance was invaluable and went above and beyond the call of duty. Any mistakes are mine, as is any use of creative license. I would also like to thank fellow writer and friend Candis Terry for her answer to my frantic “help me” e-mail. Candis, you really came through.