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About this Book
Midnight, April 5, 1970. Minutes after a red Pontiac
with two men in it is stopped, four young California Highway Patrolmen
lay dead of gunshot wounds.
The incident still stands as the worst of its kind in
America.
CHP Chief John Anderson, a young CHP patrol officer
himself in 1970, was friends with the four men. Shortly after the
tragedy, Anderson interviewed the victims’ families and the one
surviving killer and conducted extensive research on both killers’
backgrounds. He wrote this electrifying, Capote-esque account but held
off publishing it for over two decades to give the children of the slain
officers time to grow to adulthood.
Reviews
"Not since Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood has there been a true crime
story that so intimately captures the lives of killers, victims and
police."
—Ted Schwarz, author of The Hillside Strangler
"Which brings us to an amazing book that has come to my
attention....This is must reading....Cassady is a dramatist. The writing
is great. You know four CHP officers are going to die; the suspense is
still awful. It’s that well told."
—Ruth Rosborough-Larocca, The Fresno Bee
"This electrifying, factual account...is highly recommend reading for
those with an interest in police work, criminology, and the life and
death issues of law enforcement."
—James A. Cox, Editor, The Midwest Book Review |
