The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town

Ron Franscell

May 2015 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Rob Shapiro

About this audiobook

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.

Ratings and reviews

This book is awesome I strongly recommend it you will not regret it. Worth every penny !!! The ending is very unsuspecting great read.

About the author

Ron Franscell is the bestselling author of The Darkest Night and Delivered from Evil, which established him as one of the most provocative new voices in narrative nonfiction and one of our most popular crime writers. His other books include The Sourtoe Cocktail Club, Angel Fire, and Crime Buff's Guide to Outlaw Southwest.

Rob Shapiro is a voice-over artist, musician, and composer who got his professional start with the Children's Theatre Company & School of Minneapolis.