Three Boys In The Indian Hills

Real stories. Real teens. Real crimes. A backyard brawl turned media circus filled with gang accusations turns a small, quiet town upside down in this second book in the new Simon True series. On May 22, 1995 at 7 p.m. sixteen-year-old Jimmy Farris and seventeen-year-old Mike McLoren were working out outside Mike’s backyard fort. Four boys hopped the fence, and a fight broke out inside the dark fort made of two-by-four planks and tarps. Within minutes, both Mike and Jimmy had been stabbed. Jimmy died a short time later. While neighbors knew that the fort was a local hangout where drugs were available, the prosecution depicted the four defendants as gang members, and the crime as gang related. The accusations created a media circus, and added fuel to the growing belief that this affluent, safe, all-white neighborhood was in danger of a full-blown gang war. Four boys stood trial. All four boys faced life sentences. Why? Because of California’s Felony Murder Rule. The law states that “a death is considered first degree murder when it is commissioned during one of the following felonies: Arson, Rape, Carjacking, Robbery, Burglary, Mayhem, Kidnapping.” In other words, if you—or somebody you are with—intends to commit a felony, and somebody accidentally dies in the process, all parties can be tried and convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life without parole, even if nobody had any intention of committing a murder. What really happened that day? Was it a case of robbery gone wrong? Gang activity? Or was it something else?

In 2006, thanks to Rhonda Byrne, Dr. Stock was introduced to the Law of Attraction and quickly became fascinated and set out to learn everything he could about it. He soon compiled what Dr. Robert Anthony calls ones Success University in his home library. He envisioned one day that his two boys would study the material he had compiled. But after witnessing the sad state of affairs of the current cartoons his sons were watching and the violence that permeates todays video games, he knew that he didnt want to wait until they were old enough to delve into the volume of material he had accumulated. He had to do something now. He made it his intention to find a way to teach his boys and todays youth the Law of Attraction and the Law of Cause and Effect-Karma in a new, fun way. In his first installment of a planned ongoing series, Doc introduces us to Karma Boy and his ever-faithful sidekick The Kid, along with a unique cast of characters to teach these universal principles that are not currently taught in our traditional school system but are sorely needed. The story is set on the actual farm that Doc grew up on in our nations heartland, blending local history and lore while unfolding what he refers to as the Universal Rulebook of Creation. This was truly a labor of love, as he wanted to give his boys every possible advantage in living the life of their dreams.