Did the State of Kentucky convict an innocent man? Moments before boardinga passenger flight on 11 May 2019 as the first officer, pilot Christian "Kit" Martin, a former army ranger, was arrested by a swarm of heavily armed officers for the murders of three of his neighbors. The arrest captured global attention as Martin's mugshot, clad in a pilot's uniform, spread across the internet, sparking a media firestorm with headlines such as "Monster in the Cockpit." A combat helicopter pilot, Kit Martin had seen his life unravel after seeking a divorce. His wife's threatening words, "If you leave me, I will ruin your life ...," overheard by his daughter, seemed to have become a grim reality, escalating to a court-martial and culminating in a high-stakes murder trial at which he was convicted. I WILL RUIN YOU:The Twisted Truth Behind the Kit Martin Murder Trialdelves into the complex circumstances behind Martin's story. It looks beyond the sensational headlines and legal turmoil into the heart of this controversial case. With an investigative journalist's eye, author Emilio Corsetti III presents the facts of the crime that led to the arrest and the extraordinary lengths used to secure a conviction in this unforgettable true crime page-turner.
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I am a retired airline pilot and author. My work has appeared in regional and national publications, including theChicago Tribune,Multimedia Producer, andProfessional Pilotmagazine. I have appeared as an aviation expert on the showStudio B with Shepard Smithand in the MSNBC documentaryWhy Planes Crash: Brace for Impact. I am the author of the bestselling book35 Miles From Shore: The Ditching and Rescue of ALM Flight 980,which tells the true story of an airline ditching in the Caribbean Sea and the efforts to rescue those who survived. My second book,Scapegoat: A Flight Crew's Journey from Heroes to Villains to Redemptiontells the true story of an airline crew wrongly blamed for causing a near-fatal accident and the captain's decades-long battle to clear his name. I am a graduate of St. Louis University Parks College of Aviation. I reside in Dallas, Texas, along with my wife Lynn. My upcoming book follows the arrest and conviction of airline pilot Kit Martin for the murders of three neighbors and challenges the integrity of the conviction, raising crucial questions about justice and the lengths taken to secure a guilty verdict. Coming soon from WildBlue Press!Read more on my blog.