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The Child Stealers: Phantom Social Workers – an American Mystery

January 19, 2022

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January 19, 2022

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Writer and illustrator Martin Cannon has created or contributed to dozens of books, magazines and websites. He enjoys writing about real-life mysteries. In the 1990s, and very much to his own surprise, Cannon was considered a rather mysterious figure in his own right. One day, he will tell the tale of those strange times -- how he became famous (at least mildly famous) and why he decided to retreat to the comforts of obscurity. So why is he back? And why did he return to write this book? For the full story, read the first chapter of The Child Stealers . In short and in sum: Cannon stumbled across evidence of a bizarre nationwide crime wave -- a troubling mystery that few seem willing to discuss. Someone had to write this book. Someone had to offer a comprehensible theory of why these imposters do what they do.

The Child Stealers: Phantom Social Workers – an American Mystery

If someone accused you of violently abusing your child, how would you react? If strangers came to your home and insisted that you had mistreated or starved your toddler, would you maintain your composure? What if the accusers told you – falsely – that they worked for the government? What if they showed you badges, a court order and other documentation? What if they seemed to know everything about everyone in your household? What if they demanded to take your child away? When the “phantom social workers” (as they came to be called) swarmed over the U.K. in the 1990s, politicians and the public cried out for an investigation. Unfortunately, the British authorities pretended that these strange imposters do not exist. But they do. This book offers conclusive proof. The mystery began in the United States more than a hundred years ago. Some of these bizarre criminals have, in fact, abducted children. Some have even killed the parents. Over the decades, these “phantoms” have terror

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