Karen J. (surfwidow) reviewed The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town on + 36 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Franscell is a wonderful writer. This book far exceeded my expectations. I'll never look at bridges the same way again!
Ann P. (14truecrime) reviewed The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town on + 4 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Very good book. It held my attention from beginning to end. It also left me thinking about this story for some time.
Merlene D. reviewed The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town on + 4 more book reviews
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As a fan of Anne Rule's books, I found this book to be horrible and haunting at the same time. If you like the true crime genre, you would definitely like this book. In many ways I thought it to be maybe even a little better than most.
Patricia F. (auntpat) - , reviewed The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town on + 10 more book reviews
A true crime story that sickens the reader but reminds one of the dangers "out there" and how important it is to teach our children NO NO NO ... when it comes to strangers and accepting help. Better to err on the side of caution and take a chance which may end up being the last one you/they will ever have.
Shannon W. reviewed The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town on + 52 more book reviews
One of the best true crime books I have read. did not expect the ending.
Maggie B. (missykitty91) reviewed The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town on + 3 more book reviews
very moving story, a must read for true crime fans
Barbara R. (Crop4Fun) reviewed The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town on + 1217 more book reviews
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, Beckys 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 Franscellwho lived in Casper at the time of the crime, and was a friend to Amy and Beckycant forget Wyomings most shocking story of abduction, rape, and murder. Neither could Becky, the surviving sister. The two men who violated her and Amy were sentenced to life in prison, but the demons of her past kept haunting Beckyuntil she met her fate years later at the same bridge where shed lost her sister.
Years later, author and journalist Ron Franscellwho lived in Casper at the time of the crime, and was a friend to Amy and Beckycant forget Wyomings most shocking story of abduction, rape, and murder. Neither could Becky, the surviving sister. The two men who violated her and Amy were sentenced to life in prison, but the demons of her past kept haunting Beckyuntil she met her fate years later at the same bridge where shed lost her sister.
