David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

after his daughter’s death.”
Reynolds describes the two hours he
spent on the Appleton show as the most
difficult of his life. He was in tears.
“I’ve never seen devastation like that
before,” Appleton remembers. In the
beginning, the two took calls from
people who knew the Reynolds family,
or who just wanted to express their
sympathy. But then he and Reynolds
began to talk about what the murder said
about California’s justice system, and
calls started coming in from clear across
the state.
Reynolds went back home and called
a meeting. He invited everyone he
thought could make a difference, and
they sat in his backyard around a long