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The Snow Killings

Inside the Oakland County Child Killer Investigation

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The Snow Killings

By: Marney Rich Keenan
Narrated by: Carrington MacDuffie
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Over 13 months in 1976­-1977, four children were abducted in the Detroit suburbs, each of them held for days before their still-warm bodies were dumped in the snow near public roadsides. The Oakland County Child Murders spawned panic across southeast Michigan, triggering the most extensive manhunt in US history. Yet after less than two years, the task force created to find the killer was shut down without naming a suspect.

The case “went cold” for more than 30 years, until a chance discovery by one victim’s family pointed to the son of a wealthy General Motors executive: Christopher Brian Busch, a convicted pedophile, was freed weeks before the fourth child disappeared.

Veteran Detroit News reporter Marney Rich Keenan takes the listener inside the investigation of the still-unsolved murders - seen through the eyes of the lead detective in the case and the family who cracked it open - revealing evidence of a decades-long cover-up of malfeasance and obstruction that denied justice for the victims.

©2020 Marney Rich Keenan (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing Crime Murder True Crime

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I've been waiting for a book like this on this awful case for years. This I can honestly say is it. HIGHLY recommended.

Fantastic, gripping review of this terrible case.

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The story is faschinating but it can wander from time to time. Gets to tecnical from time to time.

An interesting book

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An in-depth investigation into an horrific and ever present evil. a must read for al true time enthusiasts, there is more to uncover.

"Painfully" True Crime at its best.

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Brilliantly written & narrated. Very detailed explanation about killing of children in 70's Detroit. A very long & sometimes upsetting book, I several times wanted to stop listening, but I was drawn in & had to finish it.

Truly sad case study

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very detailed and comprehensive book about a very disturbing crime. Highly recommended if you like this subject..

Excellent

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