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Maryland Returned Volunteers host Philip Weiss, Author of "American Taboo," on June 18

Maryland Returned Volunteers host Philip Weiss, Author of American Taboo, on June 18

Maryland Returned Volunteers host Philip Weiss, Author of "American Taboo," on June 18

Maryland Returned Volunteers: Book Club on Saturday, June 18 at 1 pm

Original Press Release - For Immediate Release

Who: Maryland Returned Volunteers

What: Book Club - Members are encouraged to read the book American Taboo before attending the event

Description of Event: Philip Weiss, author of "American Taboo," will speak to the Maryland Returned Volunteers.

Details of Event: The event will begin with a showing of the CBS News "48 Hours Mystery" documentary that was made of the story of Deborah Gardner's murder. Philip Weiss will speak about his investigations and how he came to write the book. Following the presentation there will be a panel discussion of the murder including a psychiatric evaluation and profile of Dennis Priven, the volunteer who admitted killing Deborah Gardner and who was let go on an insanity verdict after a psychologist hired by the Peace Corps testified that Priven was schizophrenic and that his illness led him to kill.

Admission: Free to members of the Maryland Returned Volunteers. Call Joanna Allen at (410) 823-7246 to join our group or update your membership.

When: Saturday, June 18 at 1 pm

Where: 2450 Eutaw Place in Baltimore, MD 21217. Park your car in the large parking lot behind 2500 Eutaw.

Contact: Hugh Pickens at (410) 669-2383




About "American Taboo"

 Deborah Gardner

How to buy the book American Taboo.

In the fall of 1976, 23-year-old Peace Corps Volunteers Deborah Gardner (above) was stabbed to death on the island kingdom of Tonga.

Nearly 28 years later, the case resurfaced in Philip Weiss's book "American Taboo" that provides new details about her slaying and its aftermath, including the broken promise that allowed Gardner's alleged killer, another Peace Corps volunteer, to remain free and lead a seemingly normal life.

Philip Weiss, author of the book "American Taboo," said the actions of the Peace Corps in the days, weeks and months after Gardner's slaying were "indefensible" and amounted to nothing less than a cover-up.






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