FOUR CORNERS MANHUNT
One Detective's Story of the 1998 Tragedy
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He continued lying under the Jeep without moving, all senses on high alert, listening to its motor amazingly still running after being blasted by bullets over and over. He gradually became aware of green radiator fluid pouring down in front of him, which caused a surreal sound similar to a running river.
Cautiously raising his head while trying not to touch the hot undercarriage of the Jeep, Matt could see the mountains rising up beyond the canyonlands, looking distorted through the heat of the sweltering sun. Dust still floated in the air from the recent barrage of bullets. Just beyond the Jeep a small whirling dust devil was kicking up its heels and sweat was pouring down his face and neck as he strained to hear movement of any kind.
The total silence indicated no one was waiting to kill him. Gingerly maneuvering his battered body around, he decided to risk looking out from behind the front tire. Nothing. They were gone.
He dropped back on the hard ground and took a deep breath. Maybe he was going to make it after all. First he had to get out from under the Jeep and radio for help. Gritting his teeth, knowing it was going to hurt like hell, he managed to scoot on his stomach and pull himself forward with his right arm. His left arm was useless, and his right knee wouldn’t bend. Every movement he made caused excruciating pain to his arm and leg, but at last he emerged into the open.
When he automatically tried to thrust his left arm out for leverage, it barely moved. It was at that moment he saw how badly he was bleeding. Each time he moved, blood spurted out like a small fountain. He froze where he was, and as he waited for help to arrive, he could hear his heart pumping and watched as a steady stream of fresh blood, his blood, flowed into the dirt.
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He suddenly finds himself embroiled in a deadly situation as he confronts three heavily-armed militants. Alone and outgunned, Matt is critically wounded and left for dead.
While Matt is in the hospital struggling to survive his wounds, the fleeing militants elude five-hundred cops and disappeare into the wild canyonlands, bringing about the largest manhunt the
This is the true story of one honest cop overcoming impossible odds to save his arm and leg, then going on to higher goals. Public interest remains high to this day because one of the fugitives was still free during the writing of this book. Matt maintains a survivor's mindset while out patrolling the mountain highways, and he will continue watching his back until the third fugitive is brought to justice, one way or another.
Author's note: This happened in 2008, when the third fugitive's body was also discovered in the desert, dead of a bullet wound to the head, just as the other two were. Many questions remain. S.F.
About the Author
Shirlee
Forteneaux, a business major, began as a freelance
writer following a car accident that left her young son permanently
disabled. She has written a column on
the handicapped for the Phoenix Gazette and has been published in various
magazines and newspapers in
Kathleen Quackenbush,
sister of Shirlee, is a college graduate and the
mother of two teenage boys. She has put
her editing and proofreading skills to work, along with her love of writing, to
co-write this book. Kathleen resides in