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The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town
Written by Ron Franscell
Narrated by Rob Shapiro
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Casper, Wyoming: 1973. Eleven-year-old Amy Burridge rides with her eighteen-year-old sister, Becky, to the grocery store. When they finish their shopping, Becky's car gets a flat tire. Two men politely offer them a ride home. But they were anything but good Samaritans. The girls would suffer unspeakable crimes at the hands of these men before being thrown from a bridge into the North Platte River. One miraculously survived; the other did not.
Years later, author and journalist Ron Franscell-a childhood friend and next-door neighbor to the girls-can't forget his hometown's shocking story of abduction, rape, and murder. Exploring the nature of a small town's memory and the poison of survivor guilt, The Darkest Night races toward a shocking ending. The result is one of the most provocative true-crime stories of the decade, told by one of the nation's finest narrative journalists.
Years later, author and journalist Ron Franscell-a childhood friend and next-door neighbor to the girls-can't forget his hometown's shocking story of abduction, rape, and murder. Exploring the nature of a small town's memory and the poison of survivor guilt, The Darkest Night races toward a shocking ending. The result is one of the most provocative true-crime stories of the decade, told by one of the nation's finest narrative journalists.
Author
Ron Franscell
Ron Franscell is the acclaimed author of numerous books. Specializing in both fiction and nonfiction, his true-crime work Morgue: A Life in Death was a 2017 Edgar Award finalist. Having spent thirty years as a newspaper journalist, he won many national awards. A native of Casper, Wyoming, he currently resides in San Antonio, Texas.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very very good. Very tragic story. Told incredibly well.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book is very well written and will keep you on the edge of your seat. It’s a sad story that is uniquely told by the author with a personal connection to the case.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Chapter nine and tem were completely unecessary and dragged on. Other than that, it's a good reading, very well written
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I live in casper and had never heard the story of these two unfortunate girls. I can tell you the details, history, and landmarks about casper are all very real. I almost got frustrated and stopped listening when the author began summarizing the killers manifesto, because I don’t feel he deserves that kind of notoriety, but after the summery the author analyzes his story and puts the manifesto into perspective. This book is very well written and gripping, I would recommend it to any true crime fan that does not become triggered by details of murder, rape, and violence.