Memoir revisits murder of DeKalb sheriff-elect Derwin Brown

A new memoir revisits the murder of Derwin Brown, the DeKalb County sheriff-elect.

The case in focus

Brown’s murder is the central subject of the memoir. Brown had been elected sheriff of DeKalb County, placing the killing in the context of a local law-enforcement leadership transition.

Why it matters in DeKalb

The book returns attention to a case involving the county’s sheriff’s office and the death of the person chosen to lead it. That places the memoir within DeKalb County’s history of policing and courts.

What the memoir does

The memoir offers a book-length return to Brown’s murder. Its publication gives readers another account centered on the sheriff-elect and the killing that ended his life.

The case remains tied to the public history of DeKalb County law enforcement. The memoir’s subject is Brown, his election as sheriff and the murder that followed.