Madman

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>A Crime That Shattered Paradise... A Chase That Became Legend.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Crystal Beach Florida-1949. A peaceful seaside haven where crime was unheard of. Until one early morning a brutal act of violence changed everything.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>John Calvin Rastus Russell a drifter thug and small-time car thief committed an unthinkable crime-the torture and murder of Norman Y. Browne and the near-fatal assault on his wife Anne. The savage attack sent shockwaves through the tight-knit community turning everyday citizens into armed vigilantes determined to bring a killer to justice.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But this was no ordinary murder case. Russell's dramatic capture the next day was just the beginning of a story far stranger than fiction. As investigators pursued justice shocking secrets unraveled-about the victims their pasts and a tangled web of deceit that no one saw coming. With a desperate escape a relentless manhunt and a hurricane crashing into the chaos the pursuit of Rastus Russell became a deadly game of cat and mouse pushing the limits of 1940s rural law enforcement.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>For nearly a month terror gripped Crystal Beach and West Central Florida. The case became national news a chilling tale whispered for generations. But nothing will prepare readers for the explosive and controversial ending-one that left residents and police stunned.</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Just like the movies</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> one headline declared. But this was real. And now for the first time the full story of Rastus Russell is told-a tale of crime deception and justice that will haunt you long after the last page.</span></p>