The Devil's Garden: A War Crimes Investigator's Story
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MWSA Review
In the Devil's Garden John Cencich writes about the injustices and war crimes centering around the war in Bosnia.
We have read in the news of a few people that were charged and convicted, Cencich relates his and his fellow enforcement officers time consuming and tedious collection efforts to bring as many to justice as possible for the crimes commited in that war.
His years of experience in various areas of law enforcement lend themselves well to these efforts and he relates them so a novice can understand. War crimes are a fact of life, that does not make them right or acceptable. Opening a window for folks to look through enhances the awareness of these crimes and hopefully aids in reducing them.
Full of first hand accounts that history buffs and crime buffs wil appreciate the effort these investigation take, as almost always they take place years later, and take a great deal of accurate and tedious labor.
Reviewed by: jim greenwald (2014)
Author's Summary
The Devil’s Garden is the inside story of the investigation and indictment of Slobodan Miloševic and the identification of fifteen coperpetrators in the joint criminal enterprise (JCE) that had resulted in the massacre of thousands of civilians. As the senior American investigator at The Hague, Cencich drew up the investigative plan, codeveloped the prosecution theory of the JCE, and wrote the first significant draft of the indictment. He also led the international team of police investigators, detectives, and special agents on the case against Miloševic and his inner circle of secret police, assassins, spies, terrorists, underworld figures, and murderous paramilitary leaders for crimes committed throughout Croatia.
Here, readers will travel alongside Cencich as he journeys to The Hague and will see how these once-in-a-lifetime experiences affect him to this day. Detailing one of the largest international criminal investigations ever undertaken, this book is a unique blend of history, international law, and true crime in Europe’s deadliest battles since World War II.