On the morning of September 12, 2013, a fugitive task
force arrested Arthur Fryar at his apartment in Brooklyn.
His DNA, entered in the FBIβs criminal database after a
drug conviction, had been matched to evidence from a rape
in Pennsylvania years earlier. Over the next year, Fryar
and his lawyer fought his extradition and prosecution for
the rapeβand another like itβwhich occurred in 1992. The
victimsβone from January of that year, the other from
Novemberβwere kept anonymous in the media. Thisis the
story of Jane Doe January.
Emily Winslow was a young drama student at Carnegie
Mellon Universityβs elite conservatory in Pittsburgh when
a man brutally attacked and raped her in January 1992.
While the police's search for her rapist proved futile,
Emily reclaimed her life. Over the course of the next two
decades, she fell in love, married, had two children, and
began writing mystery novels set in her new hometown of
Cambridge, England. Then, in fall 2013, she received
shocking newsβthe police had found her rapist.
This is her intimate memoirβthe story of a womanβs
traumatic past catching up with her, in a country far
from home, surrounded by people who have no idea what
sheβs endured. Caught between past and present, and
between two very different cultures, the inquisitive and
restless crime novelist searches for clarity. Beginning
her own investigation, she delves into Fryarβs family and
past, reconnects with the detectives of her case, and
works with prosecutors in the months leading to trial.
As she recounts her long-term quest for closure, Winslow
offers a heartbreakingly honest look at a vicious crimeβ
and offers invaluable insights into the mind and heart of
a victim.
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