Overview
The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the āUniversity of Idaho Murders,ā offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with true crime, the mediaās seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer alike.Ā
Just afterĀ 4:00 amĀ on November 13,Ā 2022,Ā four University of Idaho studentsĀ were viciously stabbed to death in an off-campus house.Ā The killings wouldĀ shakeĀ theĀ small blue-collar college town of Moscow, Idaho, dominate mainstream news coverage, and become a social media obsession, drawing millions of clicks and views. While a reticent Moscow Police Department, the FBI, and the Idaho State Police searched for the killer, unending conjecture and countless theories blazed online, in chatrooms and platforms from Reddit and YouTube toĀ FacebookĀ and TikTok. For more than a month, the clash of armchair investigators andĀ law enforcementĀ professionals raged, until a suspectāa 28-year-oldĀ Ph.D.Ā candidate studying criminologyāwas arrested at hisĀ family homeĀ 2,500 miles away in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania on the day before New Yearās Eve.
While Idaho SleptĀ is a thought-provoking, literary chronicle of a small-town murder investigation blistering beneath the unceasing light of international interest, as traditional investigators, citizen sleuths, and the true-crime media actedāsometimes together, often in conflictāto uncover the truth. As J. Reuben Appelman brings this terrible crime into focus, he humanizes the four victims, examining the richness of their lives,Ā dissects the mind and motivations of their presumed killer, andĀ explores the world of northern Idaho, a rugged, deeply conservativeĀ strongholdĀ steeped in Christian values and American patriotism.Ā
Going deep inside the case, Appelman addresses a crucial question: With so many millions of citizens armed by access and hungry to take part in a true crime hunt of their own, has the nature of homicide investigations permanently changed? Rising above the sensational,Ā While Idaho SleptĀ illuminates the intrinsicĀ connection between todayās media, citizen sleuths, our societal mania for murder tales, and an impatient publicās insatiable appetite for spectacle as never before. Running beneath, the pulse of the story is a heartbreaking narrative of the people we love, the dreams we all share, and the uncertain time left for sharing them.
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This book title, While Idaho Slept (The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students), ISBN: 9780063346697, by J. Reuben Appelman, published by HarperCollins (October 31, 2023) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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