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Dear Reader,

We proudly present the newest addition to our internationally acclaimed true crime series of Real People/Incredible Stories. These riveting thrillers spotlight men and women who perform extraordinary deeds against tremendous odds: to fight for justice, track down elusive killers, protect the innocent or exonerate the wrongly accused. Their stories, told in their own voices, reveal the untold drama and anguish behind the headlines of those who face horrific realities and find the resiliency to fight back

In Betrayal, Murder and Greed, bail bond agent Pam Phree and bounty hunter Mike Darkside Beakley are a match made in heaven, only not for the criminals and thugs prowling the streets. Their stories of working together to take down some of the most dangerous fugitives on the lam while, at the same time, fighting the corruption in their own business reads like a fiery film put to paper. This true story is loaded with intense gunfights, exhaustive chase scenes and near-death experiences. Any fan of both true crime and action cinema will certainly find Betrayal, Murder and Greed a shocking and intriguing read, one that takes you right into the harrowing situations these brave purveyors of truth deal with on an everyday basis in their never-ending quest to bring criminals to justice.

The next time you want to read a crackling, suspenseful page-turner, which is also a true account of a real-life hero illustrating the resiliency of the human spirit, look for the New Horizon Press logo.

Sincerely,

Dr. Joan S. Dunphy
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Real People /Incredible Stories

Dedication

Sandy Straub: Your untimely death shocked all of us. You were one of the most beautiful people weve ever met, inside and out. You are loved by more people than you would have ever guessed and you are missed.

Authors Note

This book is based on our actual experiences and reflects our perceptions of the past, present and future. The personalities, events, actions and conversations portrayed within the story have been reconstructed from our memories and the memories of participants. In an effort to safeguard individual privacy, most names with a few exceptions have been changed and, in some cases, we have altered otherwise identifying characteristics. Some characters, companies and situations are composites.

Events involving the characters happened as described; only minor details have been changed. The arrests of the fugitives and the investigations leading to those arrests are accurate, but references to the bail companies, employees and individuals are composites and do not refer to any one person or company.

Prologue

Mikes been involved in a shooting and paramedics are performing aggressive CPR.

When Pam heard those words, the world stopped revolving. The sun froze in the sky. All the usual office noises like phones ringing and the clatter of fingers on keyboards came to a screeching halt as Pams mind tried to grasp the enormity of that message.

Mikes been shot? she thought.

The first thing the human brain does is automatically reject what it cannot fathom. Thats impossible. Mike cant be hurt. Mike isnt hurt. Pams hand shook as she grasped the phone.

Pam, Mikes wife, Dawn, said breathlessly. My brother just called me. Hes a police officer. He just got a call from one of his cop buddies who heard it on the police scanner that Mikes been involved in a shooting and paramedics are performing aggressive CPR.

Much as Pam never wanted to hear those words in her entire life, here they wereblaring in her ear. She often socialized with her longtime bounty hunter, Mike, and his wife, but his wife rarely called at work. Dawn is a calm, cool, collected woman who has her feet planted firmly on the ground. Shes not one for hysterics or exaggeration. Pam knew immediately what she was saying was true. Mike might have been shot and might possibly be gravely wounded or dying. Pam felt like shed been kicked in the stomach.

Finally Pam found her voice: Mikes hurt?

The information is just coming in. All we know for sure is that Mikes involved. I tried to call Mike on his cell phone, but he didnt answer.

Dawn, I know hes been chasing Roberto. Ill make a few calls, see what I can find out and if I hear anything, Ill call you back. If you hear something before I do, please call me.

Pam called Mike on his cell phone. No answer. Then she called Mikes partner, Byron, who didnt answer either. In all the years shed known them, theyd always answered their cell phonesday and night. Something was wrong. Very wrong.

Earlier that afternoon, Mike and Pam had been in the middle of discussing one of Pams forfeitures when Mike received a call on his cell phone. Pam had heard the urgency in his voice.

I gotta go. He grabbed his jacket from the back of the chair. Gary and Savant heard from a reliable informant that Roberto has his car at a local garage for repairs. Theyve been staking out the place twenty-four/seven waiting for Roberto to pick up his car. The car just left the garage. Gary just called me. He and Savant are following him. Byron and I have to intercept.

Pam nodded.

Roberto is a really bad guy, Mike had told Pam a few days earlier. He shot up a couple of his customers houses in a drive-by. He jumped bail on Garys bonding company to the tune of $150,000. He had a missile in his living room. Gary and his bounty hunter, Savant, arrested Roberto once before and turned him over to the police who, after they learned about the missile, turned him over to the FBI. Roberto agreed to snitch on who gave him drugs and the missile and to give information on organized crime in exchange for his freedom, so they let him go. Since he hadnt been jailed, he wasnt produced in court and Von Wahlde, a prosecutor who gives bonding companies such a hard time, refused to let Gary off the hook. We view Von Wahlde as a by the book kind of guy. There are no shades of gray with him. He sees only black and white. According to him, the bondsman has to produce the defendant in court or book him into jail to get off the bond. Since Roberto wasnt produced, Von Wahlde gave Gary a choice: either pay the $150K or go get him again.

Gary thinks thats bullshit. So do I! I feel its messed up that the prosecutor wont let him off the bond. They did their job. They arrested him. It wasnt their fault the police let him go. Robertos back on the street and hes running hard. Since hes armed and dangerous, Gary asked me to assist him and Savant in rearresting Roberto. Because PHREE is slow right now and all our forfeitures look okay, I agreed to help. Byron and I have been nosing around and learned Roberto is moving around from one place to another, never staying in one place. Finding him wont be easy. According to Robertos wife, hes heavily armed. She told Byron, Roberto will shoot you. Hell die before he goes back to jail and hell take the bounty hunters who are chasing him down with him.

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