{"product_id":"the-kill-jar-obsession-descent-and-a-hunt-for-detroits-most-notorious-serial-killer-paperback","title":"The Kill Jar: Obsession, Descent, and a Hunt for Detroit's Most Notorious Serial Killer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Reuben Appelman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow the subject of the Discovery+ series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ecold case murder investigation is cracked open by \"a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e powerful, confident voice in the new true crime memoir genre\" (James Renner, author of \u003ci\u003eTrue Crime Addict\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFour children were abducted and murdered outside of Detroit during the winters of 1976 and 1977, their bodies eventually dumped in snow banks around the city. J. Reuben Appelman was only six years old when the murders began and even evaded an abduction attempt during that same period, fueling a lifelong obsession with what became known as the Oakland County Child Killings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAutopsies showed that the victims had been fed while in captivity, reportedly held with care. And yet, with equal care, their bodies had allegedly been groomed post-mortem, scrubbed-free of evidence that might link to a killer. There were few credible leads, and equally few credible suspects. That's what the cops had passed down to the press, and that's what the city of Detroit, and Appelman, had come to believe. When the abductions mysteriously stopped, a task force operating on one of the largest manhunt budgets in history shut down without an arrest. Although no more murders occurred, Detroit remained haunted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEerily overlaid upon the author's own decades-old history with violence, \u003ci\u003eThe Kill Jar\u003c\/i\u003e tells the gripping story of Appelman's ten-year investigation into buried leads, apparent police cover-ups, con men, child pornography rings, and high-level corruption saturating Detroit's most notorious serial killer case. \"Always deft, often sublime, Appelman uses his investigation to draw us into his personal journey through darkness, to light and life\" (Chip Johannessen, producer of \u003ci\u003eDexter\u003c\/i\u003e).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52450911125811,"sku":"9781501190001","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QVdzQnNtZldoQnVVT2xjQnhCcElFZz09.webp?v=1759078682","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-kill-jar-obsession-descent-and-a-hunt-for-detroits-most-notorious-serial-killer-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}