His articles appeared in Sports Illustrated, Cosmopolitan, True, American Weekly, Inc. He continued writing for more than forty years, first as a newspaper reporter, columnist, and editor for small-town New York dailies, and later as a staff writer for such magazines as Look and Quick. He graduated from Fordham University, where he wrote for the newspaper and was a lefty pitcher for the baseball team. Keyes (1927–2002) was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. Written by the coauthor of The French Connection, The Michigan Murders delivers a harrowing depiction of the savage murders that tormented a small midwestern town.Įdward M. And in August 1970, Collins, the “Ypsilanti Ripper,” was arrested, found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole. His female friends described him as aggressive and short tempered. On the surface, John Norman Collins was an all-American boy-a fraternity member studying elementary education at Eastern Michigan University. All were female students.Īfter multiple failed investigations, a chance sighting finally led to a suspect. All the victims were tortured and mutilated. Over the next two years, five more bodies were uncovered around Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan. Southeastern Michigan was terrorized by something it had never experienced before: a serial killer. A year later, the body of twenty-year-old Joan Schell was found, similarly violated. One month later, her naked body-stabbed over thirty times and missing both feet and a forearm-was discovered, partially buried, on an abandoned farm. In 1967, during the time of peace, free love, and hitchhiking, nineteen-year-old Mary Terese Fleszar was last seen alive walking home to her apartment in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Edgar Award Finalist: The true story of a serial killer who terrorized a midwestern town in the era of free love-by the coauthor of The French Connection.
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