Derrick Hurley is a native of North Carolina, and a graduate of NC State University, but has lived in the Knoxville, TN area for the past 27 years. He has worked in the Retail technology industry for 37 years, working for companies such as IBM, NCR, and other US and UK based technology companies.
A a devoted father, he found himself in a heart-wrenching battle when his daughter, Kaitlin Hurley, fell victim to a harrowing crime in 2015. Kaitlin, a nursing student living in Antigua, endured a traumatic experience at the hands of a London police officer, Lee Martin-Cramp, who was visiting the island with his family. In his gripping and emotionally charged 220-page book, “Antiguan Justice: A Father’s Fight,” Derrick Hurley bares his soul, recounting the extraordinary odyssey he embarked upon when his daughter became the tragic victim of a heinous crime.