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Cylin and John Busby, who co-wrote ''The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir.'' Cylin and John Busby, who co-wrote ''The Year We Disappeared: A Father-Daughter Memoir.''
By Jan Gardner
October 5, 2008

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A tale of terror On Aug. 31, 1979, John Busby, a Falmouth policeman, was driving to work when a car pulled up alongside his, and shotgun blasts tore through him. He survived the ambush, but his face was shattered. His family was placed under 24-hour armed guard. Fearful that the shooter would return, Busby, his wife, and their three children ... (Full article: 563 words)

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