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Set in the picturesque towns east of Hyannisport on Cape Cod, the book chronicles the disappearance and brutal murders of four young women who were once vacationing with hopes of romance. Investigative reporter Leo Damore provides a detailed, fact‑based narrative of the police search, the forensic clues that pointed to a handsome local man, and the grim revelations uncovered in the hidden location the killer referred to as "his garden." His reportage offers a harrowing look at the investigation, the community’s response, and the escalation of violence that shocked Massachusetts and the broader true‑crime genre.
First publish date: 1981
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Leo Damore
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