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In 1985 Crowell co-wrote a book about the incident called " Forgive Me " and gave Dotson more than $ 17, 000 in proceeds from its sale, keeping nothing for herself except the taxes due on that payment .< REF NAME =" NW "/>< REF NAME =" NYT "/> In return, Dotson promised not to sue her over her false accusation .< REF NAME =" NYT "/> Dotson used the money to finance the start of his post-prison life, including a trip to Las Vegas to marry Camille .< REF NAME =" NW "/> In 1985, Dotson had planned to write his own book with New York author Jeannie Ralston .< REF NAME =" NYT "/> If written, the book was not published.

By fall of 1989, Dotson was working part-time as a construction worker in Illinois and was hoping to register for college classes to become a counselor .< REF NAME =" PEOPLE89 "/>