{"product_id":"judgment-ridge-the-true-story-behind-the-dartmouth-murders-isbn-9780060008444","title":"Judgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA riveting investigation of the brutal murders of two Dartmouth professors –– a book that, like \u003cem\u003eIn Cold Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, reveals the chilling reality behind a murder that captivated the nation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors 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. \u003cem\u003eJudgement Ridge\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eOn a cold night in January 2001, the idyllic community of Dartmouth College was shattered by the discovery that two 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. The residents of Hanover, New Hampshire, speculated endlessly -- could the killer be a disgruntled student? a spurned lover? -- while the grisly nature of the crimes themselves destroyed, perhaps forever, the sanctity and invulnerability of their academic arcadia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy contrast, the hardscrabble community of nearby Chelsea, Vermont, was relatively unaffected. The big news in Chelsea came when the school's basketball star scored his 1,000th point on a Friday, three weeks after the murders. As parents and teenagers streamed into the night to celebrate after the game, a stunning scene stopped them in their tracks. Outside the house of high school senior Robert Tulloch were the flashing lights of a swarm of police cars.  His neighbors couldn't imagine what the trouble could be -- a prank gone overboard, perhaps -- but they were confident it was all a misunderstanding that would be sorted out in due course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut they were wrong. The town discovered the incomprehensible reality that Tulloch and best friend Jim Parker, two of Chelsea's brightest and most popular sons, were now fugitives, wanted for the murders of Half and Susanne Zantop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfterward, their classmates and teachers would admit to noticing subtle changes in Robert and Jim over the previous year. Robert, a former Student Council president, and Jim, a member of the school band and drama club, had been popular kids, benign mischief-makers -- their escapades included breaking into an empty home and raiding the refrigerator. But as their friends thought about college and futures beyond Chelsea, Robert and Jim began plotting a very different life. Split off from their peers, with too much free time and too little structure, normal teenage ambition took, in these two boys, an unthinkably dark and sinister turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthors Dick Lehr and  Mitchell Zuckoff provide a vivid explanation of murders that captivated the nation, as well as dramatic revelations about the forces that turned two popular teenagers into killers: Could poor parenting, psychological abnormalities, or a community that fails to challenge and engage its young people be blamed? Or was it more complex? \u003cem\u003eJudgment Ridge\u003c\/em\u003e 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 all parents about what evil may lurk in the hearts of boys.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eJudgment Ridge\u003c\/em\u003e is a tragic and fascinating story of two boys and their profoundly disturbing friendship.  If you wonder how “bored” boys can become violent boys, if you worry about the vacuum in which American boys are being raised today, you will find this beautifully written book a compelling read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Thompson, co-author of RAISING CAIN: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“I was spellbound by this brilliantly reported and intricately plotted account of the Dartmouth murders. The collision of good and evil in a small New England town is scary and heartbreaking.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDominick Dunne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A chilling and revealing look at a crime that fueled concerns about adolescents and violence in a post-Columbine environment.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A harrowing account...[that] reveals two of the more chilling characters in recent nonfiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tour de force of reporting...a gripping narrative.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorcester Telegram and Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A sensational news story....irresistably absorbing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A sorrowful tale of teenagers drawn to murder, artfully structured....the crime seems at once unspeakable and inescapable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A chilling story of toxic friendship and psychopathic amorality.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Similar to ... In Cold Blood ... a nuanced portrait of a serial killer as a young man.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaxim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Spellbinding ... [reveals] the story behind the headlines....Multifaceted and richly believable.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the best books of the year.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In the tradition of \u003cem\u003eCompulsion, In Cold Blood\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Executioner’s Song\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJudgment Ridge\u003c\/em\u003e has the tragic inevitability of a great novel…I cannot remember when I read a book that was at once so compelling and so harrowing.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadeleine Blais, author of In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A masterpiece of investigative reporting that provides sophisticated, bone-chilling insights into the “Dartmouth Murders” and the inner workings of the minds of two seemingly ‘normal’ teenage boys.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam S. 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