The Betrayal of Officer Ryan Hoeft: A Conspiracy of Silence

On November 6, 2001, St. Louis Park Police Officer Ryan Hoeft's lifeless body was found in his squad car at the base of a hill in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, engine running, car in gear, and headlights shining. Ryan died when a bullet from his H&K USP 45 entered the right side of his head. Medical examiners ruled his death suicide. They were wrong. This book uncovers a misconception held by medical examiners about officers and the guns they carry; a misconception that led to their erroneous cause of death ruling. The author asks a haunting question, "How many deaths of police officers have mistakenly been ruled suicide based on this misconception?" The author invites you to view the reconstruction of Officer Hoeft's death conducted by Minnesota State Patrol Lead Accident Reconstructionist Sgt. Don Schmalzbauer. The author asks you to examine the evidence discovered by renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Janis Amatuzio. Then, the author asks you to decide for yourself how Officer Hoeft died. If you believe his death was an accident, let your voice be heard.