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

eleven that night, two officers knocked
on their door. They sat at the dining
room table and asked Wilma and her
husband one question after another about
whether Candace had been happy at
home.
The Derksens formed a search
committee, recruiting people from their
church and Candace’s school and
whomever else they could think of. They
put up “Have you seen Candace?”
posters all over Winnipeg, mounting the
largest civilian search in the city’s
history. They prayed. They cried. They
did not sleep. A month passed. They
took their two young children to see the
movie Pinocchio as a distraction—until