Bone Valley: A True Story of Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida

In 1987, in rural Florida’s phosphate-rich region known as the “Bone Valley”, Leo Schofield was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife Michelle. The investigation was plagued by sloppy work, ignored evidence, and thin case construction.

Over thirty years later, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King is tipped to this case. He uncovers layers of corruption, flawed forensics, and deeply embedded structural issues in the criminal-justice system in the region.

“Bone Valley” is at once an investigative narrative into a miscarriage of justice, a portrait of resilience and grace in the face of life-sentence incarceration, and a broader commentary on state power, rural America, and the long-term consequences of legal failures.