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Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero
On March 11, 2005 Brain Nichols was at the Fulton County Courthouse being retried on rape and other charges when he overpowered a deputy, stole their gun, fatally shot a judge, court reporter, and a customs agent. Attempting to avoid the authorities he broke into the apartment of Ashley Smith, who he held hostage at gunpoint . . .
Having faced her own share of darkness and despair, Unlikely Hero shows how a single mother trying to make a fresh start and create a new life for her child found herself in a nightmare-scenario and developed a remarkable connection with a man wanted for multiple murders.