Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
"The most disturbing and moving look at murder in rural America since
In Cold Blood." - Gregg Olsen
On a December night in 2004, a 911 operator in Nodaway County, Missouri, received a frantic call from a woman who'd found her pregnant 23-year-old daughter in a pool of blood on the living room floor. Most shocking of all, the dying woman's unborn baby had been viciously ripped from her womb.
"Get ready for some sleepless nights."--Carlton Stowers
Across the border in Melvern, Kansas, Lisa Montgomery showed off a beautiful newborn she proudly claimed as her own. While some shared her excitement, others harbored suspicions. Meanwhile televisions across the nation broadcast the first Amber Alert for an unborn child.
"Phelps is a first-rate investigator." - Dr. Michael M. Baden
Newly updated with the latest surprising developments, Murder in the Heartland goes behind the scenes of two picture-perfect American towns forever changed by one horrifying act of violence. With exclusive access to key witnesses, family members, and potential victims who narrowly escaped a similar gruesome fate, M. William Phelps tells a classic American tale of unthinkable murder and the quest for justice.
Includes 16 Pages Of Shocking Photos
As seen on Dateline and Sixty Minutes
A Featured Alternate of Doubleday Book Club and the Mystery Guild
Synopsis
On December 16, 2004, 23-year-old Bobbie Jo Stinnett was found bleeding profusely and barely breathing, and her unborn baby was gone. Only 150 miles away in Melvern, Kansas, Lisa Montgomery proudly showed off the stolen baby. That was only the beginning of one of the most unthinkable crimes in American history.