The Boy Who Shot the Sheriff: The Redemption of Herbert Niccolls Jr.

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The Boy Who Shot the Sheriff The Redemption of Herbert Niccolls Jr. Nancy Bartley University of Washington Press Seattle and London THE BOY WHO SHOT THE SHERIFF © 2013 by the University of Washington Press Printed and bound in the United States of America Designed by Dustin Kilgore Composed in Chaparral Pro typeface designed by Carol Twombly 17 16 15 14 13 5 4 3 2 1 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. University of Washington Press PO Box 50096, Seattle, WA 98145, USA www.washington.edu/uwpress Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bartley, Nancy. The boy who shot the sheriff : the redemption of Herbert Niccolls Jr. / Nancy Bartley. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-295-99245-7 (pbk : alk. paper) 1. Niccolls, Herbert. 2. Juvenile homicide—Washington (State) 3. Murder—Washington (State) 4. Juvenile delinquency— Washington (State) 5. Juvenile justice, Administration of— Washington (State) I. Title. Hv9067.H6B37 2013 364.152’3092—dc23 2012035614 The paper used in this publication is acid-free and meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1984.∞ For James From a single crime know the nation.  —Virgil (70‒19 BC) ...