A Cybercop's Guide to Internet Child Safety by Glen Klinkhart

Finding Bethany

Finding Bethany, a memoir by Glen Klinkhart, is an unexpected tale. 

The usual elements of a true crime story written by the investigating detective are there - the facts of the case, the twists and turns to solving it, a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on in an Alaskan homicide investigation.

Those are the least interesting pages of this book.  Far more fascinating is Klinkhart’s search for forgiveness, and the love of community that he finds. 

It is through the hundreds of volunteers who help in the search, the faith of Bethany Correira’s Talkeetna homesteader parents, and the fragile moment when a broken man decides to do the right thing, that we find the shiny bits of humanity.

Bethany had only lived in Anchorage a few days when she went missing.  “Someone is Getting Away with Murder” captioned a photo her smiling face on a large poster downtown that hung for a year.  Her story will be a cautionary tale for generations.