M. William Phelps

Jane Doe No More: My 15-Year Fight To Reclaim My Identity--A True Story Of Survival, Hope, And Redemption M. William Phelps

In 1993, Donna Palomba was raped by a masked assailant in her own home. Yet, her story is more than a victim?s tale of physical and emotional recovery. It is a story of one woman?s hunt for justice while fending off attacks by institutions designed to defend and protect her?the police department, the local government, and a community clinging to an outrageous claim that Donna had invented the crime to cover up a sexual affair. After eleven years of struggle, Donna learned the identity of her attacker from the chief of police, who explained that the DNA from the rape kit taken a decade ago had turned up a shocking match. She later launched the Jane Doe No More organization and became a promoter of the rights of women and victims of sexual assault.