The Record That Would Not Hold: A Civil-Rights Record Story from a Cold-Case Prosecution

When an old prosecution was tested against the full record, the story would not stay still.

The Record That Would Not Hold is a documentary memoir and record-based account by Dequaun Lynn Hall about a cold-case prosecution, the evidence behind it, and the civil-rights questions left in its wake.

The book follows the case from the original 2000 investigation through the 2022 cold-case reinvestigation, arrest, bond proceedings, trial, mistrial, continued prosecution, and the February 23, 2026 dismissal.

Hall examines old reports, changing statements, warrant materials, identity-record discrepancies, DNA evidence, courtroom proceedings, and the way decades-old records can gain new power when a criminal case is revived.

The book also directly acknowledges evidence that did not favor Hall's position. The 2024 Michigan State Police report stated that the historical sperm-fraction DNA profile matched his buccal reference profile. The book does not dispute that reported result; instead, it examines what that evidence could establish, what it could not establish, and how it fit into the broader history of the case.

Inside this book:

• The original 2000 record

• The cold-case reinvestigation

• CODIS, identity records, and DNA evidence

• Search and arrest warrants

• Bond and pretrial restrictions

• The 2025 trial and mistrial

• The jury's questions

• The second-trial collapse and 2026 dismissal

• Civil-rights allegations and legal theories

• Record notes and a key-record guide

This book is written from the author's perspective. Allegations are identified as allegations unless otherwise stated, and a dismissal is not presented as proof that every accusation was false or that any official committed misconduct.

Format: Digital PDF

Length: 97-page complete digital edition

Language: English

Delivery: Instant download