Judgment Ridge

<p><strong>A riveting investigation of the brutal murders of two Dartmouth professors -- a book that like <em>In Cold Blood</em> reveals the chilling reality behind a murder that captivated the nation.</strong></p><p>On a cold night in January 2001 the idyllic community of Dartmouth College was shattered by the discovery that two of its most beloved professors had been hacked to death in their own home. Investigators searched helplessly for clues linking the victims Half and Susanne Zantop to their murderer or murderers. A few weeks later across the river in the town of Chelsea Vermont police cars were spotted in front of the house of high school senior Robert Tulloch. The police had come to question Tulloch and his best friend Jim Parker. Soon the town discovered the incomprehensible reality that Tulloch and Parker two of Chelsea's brightest and most popular sons were now fugitives wanted for the murders of Half and Susanne Zantop.</p><p>Authors Mitchell Zuckoff and Dick Lehr provide a vivid explication of a murder that captivated the nation as well as dramatic revelations about the forces that turned two popular teenagers into killers. <em>Judgement Ridge</em> conveys a deep appreciation for the lives (and the devastating loss) of Half and Susanne Zantop while also providing a clear portrait of the killers their families and their community--and perhaps a warning to any parent about what evil may lurk in the hearts of boys.</p>