Author

Publication

2007 - St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

59,750 words, Guess

Page Count

239 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCHV6570.3.I2 K55 2007
  • LCCHV6570.3.I2K55 2007

Description

Joseph Duncan had been convicted of raping and torturing a 14-year-old boy in Tacoma, Washington. On the Internet he proudly boasted of his perversions. But the system turned Duncan loose, and no one would stop him from committing an even more horrifying act... This time, he prepared meticulously. He chose his getaway car. He chose his murder weapon and loaded a video camera. Then, when he saw young Shasta and Dylan Groene playing outside their Idaho home, he struck--killing their mother and her boyfriend, and their older brother…and vanishing into the night with Shasta and Dylan. Detectives pored over the bloody murder scene. The FBI scrambled to find the children and the abductor. And even when Duncan was finally located, the story was not yet over: Dylan was still missing…and the depth of one man's evil was still coming horribly to light….

Description

STOLEN IN THE NIGHT: The True Story of a Family's Murder, a Kidnapping, and the Child Who Survived, is a book about the Shasta and Dylan Groene/Joseph Edward Duncan III case that occurred in Idaho during the spring and summer of 2005. It is a shocking story of multiple murder, sexual abuse and kidnapping. A KNOWN SEXUAL PSYCHOPATH: Joseph Edward Duncan III had been convicted of raping and torturing a 14-year-old boy in Washington state. On the Internet he proudly boasted of his perversions. But the system turned Duncan loose, and no one would stop him from committing an even more horrifying act... TWO INNOCENT VICTIMS: This time, he prepared meticulously. He chose his getaway car. He chose his murder weapon and loaded a video camera. Then, when he saw two children playing outside their Idaho home, he struck--leaving behind three bodies and vanishing into the night with a young sister and brother. A CRIME THAT SHOOK THE NATION: Detectives poured over the bloody murder scene. The FBI scrambled to find the children and the abductor. And even when Duncan was finally located, the story was not yet over: One of the children was still missing...and the depths of one man's evil was still coming horribly to light....

Subjects

Topics

MurderMurderersBiographyKidnappingCase studiesSex offendersMurder, idaho

People

Dylan GroeneShasta GroeneJoseph Edward Duncan

Genres

  • Case studies
  • Biography

Series Statement

  • St. Martin's true crime library

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Other Editions

  • Stolen in the nightSt. Martin's Paperbacks2007-01-01

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