A riveting investigation of the brutal murders of two Dartmouth
professors -- a book that, like In Cold Blood, reveals the chilling
reality behind a murder that captivated the nation.
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.
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. Judgement
Ridge 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.
