▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁repr essed ▁memory . ▁Franklin ' s ▁conv iction ▁was ▁later ▁over turn ed ▁by ▁a ▁federal ▁court ▁of ▁appe als . ▁ ▁Mac Le an ' s ▁book , ▁The ▁Past ▁is ▁Never ▁Dead : ▁the ▁Tri al ▁of ▁James ▁Ford ▁Se ale ▁and ▁Mississippi ' s ▁Str ug gle ▁for ▁Red em ption ▁chron icles ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁trial ▁of ▁James ▁Ford ▁Se ale , ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁two ▁black ▁youth s ▁in ▁south west ▁Mississippi ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁Se ale ▁was ▁charged ▁and ▁conv icted ▁of ▁tort uring ▁and ▁d row ning ▁Charles ▁Moore ▁and ▁Henry ▁De e ▁in ▁a ▁back water ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River . ▁The ▁Past ▁is ▁Never ▁Dead ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁The ▁William ▁Sar o yan ▁International ▁Prize ▁for ▁Writing , ▁awarded ▁by ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁L ibr aries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Mac Le an ▁wrote ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁experience ▁writing ▁" In ▁Broad ▁Day light " ▁as ▁an ▁e book ▁ ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁add endum ▁to ▁his ▁latest ▁addition . ▁ ▁" The ▁Joy ▁of ▁K illing ," ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁gained ▁acc laim ▁as ▁Mac Le an ' s ▁first ▁novel . ▁The ▁Den ver ▁Post ▁describes ▁it ▁as , ▁" A ▁dark , ▁comp elling ▁literary ▁work , ▁this ▁marks ▁the ▁fict ional ▁debut ▁of ▁Den ver ▁true - cr ime ▁writer ▁Mac ▁Le an . ▁He ▁comb