Fatal Destiny named 2013 Police-Writers.com Book of the Year. The
brutal death of Dr. Pam Basu and forcible taking of her car on
September 8, 1992 is the singular incident, which defined
carjacking. Her senseless killing was truly the murder reported
around the world. From CBS, NBC, and ABC to CNN and FOX News,
People and Time Magazines, her death touched off a media frenzy.
The outcry over Doctor Basu's murder brought thunderous applause
from members of her community when they were told the suspects
could face the death penalty. But the cries for justice continued
and her death became the catalyst for House Bill H.R. 4542, The
Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992. President George H. W. Bush signed that
bill into law in the presence of members of the International
Association of Chiefs of Police on October 25, 1992. The case
continues to make national news, as suspects pursue appeals and
challenge legislation and court rulings. The crime has been cited
in the Baltimore Sun, Washington Post, New York Times, London
Times, The Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, USA Today and
others. The media has referred to the Basu carjacking as "the case
that won't go away." The crime stands as a lead case cited in legal
documents, court cases and dictionaries. It has been cited as a
primary case in West's Encyclopedia of American Law and Webster's
Online Dictionary. Howard County Police Officer Jody Tookey (first
officer on the scene of the crime) said, "Two days after the murder
I sat down to dinner and suddenly became sick. I couldn't touch my
food, because I could only see her (Pam's) body lying there in the
road. Sometimes my stomach still turns. I had nightmares for days.
i saw the victim standing in the roadway asking me for help. She
would yell at me to do something and her child would cry. In the
days before the first trial I had the nightmares again. I still
have horrible dreams, but not as often. People tell me I'll always
have them." Yet, this hideous killing held a double twist that
seemed more suited to a Hollywood Thriller. Pam's husband, Steve,
while videotaping her departure, captured the images of the two men
who would moments later brutally beat and drag to death his loving
wife. And, she lived and died in a town called Savage, Maryland.
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