Description
WHO KILLED HELENA JUBANY?
Book Summary
An exhaustive journalistic investigation into a crime that shocked Catalonia. On December 1, 2001, Helena Jubany's body was found in a courtyard in Sabadell after being thrown from a height, stripped and burned, with a lethal dose of benzodiazepines in her system. Twenty years later, journalist Yago García, an expert on the case, analyzes the keys to a controversial judicial investigation and provides unpublished documentation. With the collaboration of criminologist Carla Vall, this book offers a necessary look at an unsolved crime and the violence surrounding it.
What is it about?
This book reconstructs the case of Helena Jubany, a young woman murdered under horrific circumstances. Days before her death, she received anonymous notes and drinks adulterated with the same substance later found in her body. The work follows the thread of the judicial investigation, from the first clues to the controversies of the proceedings, and reveals new interpretations thanks to previously unpublished documents. More than just a true crime book, it is an exercise in memory and justice that gives voice to a situation where there had been silence for decades.
Main themes
- Investigation of a real crime that remains judicially unsolved
- Gender-based violence and femicide
- Problems and limitations of judicial investigations
- Unpublished documentation and new interpretative keys
- Collective memory and public opinion regarding a high-profile case
Who is it recommended for?
This book is ideal for readers interested in true crime, investigative journalism, and controversial legal cases. It is also for those seeking a gender-based perspective in the analysis of violent events, as well as for anyone who wants to understand one of the most shocking cases in Catalan criminal history.
What this book offers
- Access to unpublished documentation that sheds new light on the case
- A criminological analysis with a gender perspective provided by an expert
- A rigorous journalistic account that questions official versions
- Context and keys to understanding why the crime went unpunished
Technical specifications
- Author: GARCIA I ZAMORA, YAGO
- Publisher: ARA LLIBRES,SCCL
- Language: cat
- Subject: TRUE STORIES, TRUE CRIME: DISCOVERIES/HISTORICAL/SCIENTIFIC
- Collection: CATALAN
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: March 2022
- Number of pages: 208
- Weight: 416 g
Editorial review
A necessary work that combines the rigor of investigative journalism with an updated criminological perspective. Yago García provides valuable information that no other media outlet has published, and Carla Vall focuses on the gender-based violence that often remains invisible. For those looking for a critical and documented read on a case that still generates debate today, this book is an essential reference.