Description: On 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.
Authors 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. Judgement Ridge 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.Brief description: Mitchell Zuckoff is the Sumner M. Redstone Professor of narrative studies at Boston University and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. He covered 9/11 for the Boston Globe and wrote the lead news story on the day of the attacks. As a member of the Globe Spotlight Team, he was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize and the winner of numerous journalism awards. He lives outside Boston. As a member of the Globe Spotlight Team, he was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize and the winner of numerous journalism awards. He lives outside Boston.