And Never See Her Again by Patricia Springer
Patricia Springer brings to us the tale of Opal Jennings, a 7-year-old (book states that she is only 6, but doing the math will tell you otherwise) abducted from her Saginaw, Texas yard allegedly by Richard (Ricky) Franks; a convicted sex offender on probation at the time of Opal’s disappearance.
I found And Never See Her Again to be a bit redundant as it tends to repeat the testimony of witnesses over and over.
When Franks’ first trial for Aggravating Kidnapping results in a hung jury and he is retried, readers are subjected to the testimony for a second time with only a couple of new things thrown in.
This book also leaves much information to be desired.
Such as, how is Opal’s last name “Jennings” but her father’s name is Randy Crawford and mother’s name is Leola Sanderford?
In addition, I came to see Audrey Sanderford not as the doting step-grandmother Springer wants us to see but an overbearing stepmother to Leola, who essentially takes away from Opal’s biological mother and the grief she was undoubtedly feeling about her daughter’s disappearance.
This is a heartbreaking tale. Although the information can be redundant, I would still recommend reading it.
