Publisher's Synopsis
"28 Hours of Terror" is a true story about Virene Brown, native Detroiter and a mother of three. She was the victim of a murder spree that took place on March 11, 1997 in a bank that she was guarding. Although she was not killed by the gunman, she was the only person who was terrorized before any killing actually took place. Shortly after the doors to the bank were opened and the customers entered, a man entered with a walking cane in one hand and a sawed off shotgun in the other. He ordered everyone to hit the floor and immediately began to torment Virene. He tortured her by rubbing the barrel of the gun to her head while demanding that she recite the Lord's Prayer. After the gunman stopped torturing her, he walked away and shot two additional times before walking out of the bank. In her traumatize state, Virene fled to the basement thinking that she would be safe. She remained there for 28 hours. She was unaware that two of the bankers had been murdered. The gunman ended up killing three people that day before the police finally killed him. Although Virene did nothing wrong, she was persecuted by the media, the company she worked for and even the public. This was the beginning of ten years of hell for Virene Brown, who was a victim but treated like a suspect. She is finally able to tell her story and hopes that she can finally have closure and move on with her life From the Editor: "Virene Brown's story is as riveting as it is harrowing. It is not difficult to fathom how one may be guilty until proven innocent in this country. Brown's 28 Hours of Terror proves her innocence beyond a reasonable doubt, and shows how difficult it is to find justice in America. Bravo!"
