{"product_id":"terror-town-usa-the-untold-story-of-joliets-notorious-serial-killer-9781952225680","title":"Terror Town, USA: The Untold Story of Joliet's Notorious Serial Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew From The Bestselling Author Of WRECKING CREW!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuring the early morning hours of July 17, 1983, \u003c\/strong\u003e fatigue became a factor for the young couple from central Illinois who spent their day under the hot sun at Marriott's Great America amusement park north of Chicago. On their drive home, the tired teenagers pulled to the shoulder of Interstate 55 to get a restful sleep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs the teens slept inside their car\u003c\/strong\u003e under the moon and the stars, a dangerous force of evil lurked in the shadows, parking directly behind them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe summer of 1983 was like no other\u003c\/strong\u003e for Joliet, Ill., a hard-working, rough-and-tough blue-collar industrial city an hour's drive southwest of Chicago. This was one of the hottest summers on record for Joliet, and an elusive serial-killing madman kept piling up the body count as he showed no signs of being caught.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne overnight killing spree claimed five victims, \u003c\/strong\u003e including members of the Will County Sheriff's Office. The following month brought more bloodshed: a quadruple murder inside a small Joliet shop best known for its pottery classes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe plague of senseless violence sparked\u003c\/strong\u003e the controversial New York City-based Guardian Angels to mobilize foot patrols in Joliet, generating more unwanted news media attention for the community. Even the National Enquirer produced its own sensational piece, labeling Joliet \"Terror Town, U.S.A.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResidents shuddered with horror.\u003c\/strong\u003e Determined detectives worked in overdrive, trying to find an overlooked clue or two. Finally, when an arrest seemed to come out of nowhere, area citizens breathed a sigh of relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthorities linked the so-called stone-cold killing machine\u003c\/strong\u003e to a chilling count of 14 homicides, plus three women who miraculously survived their agonizing encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut with multiple murder trials on the horizon, \u003c\/strong\u003e it remained anyone's guess whether Milton Johnson, whose family nicknamed him \"Big'un,\" short for \"Big One,\" was guilty of mass murder and if so, would he die by means of lethal injection at the Illinois Department of Corrections?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Ferak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wildblue Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/27\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952225680\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildblue Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39829173010547,"sku":"9781952225680","price":21.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_649c0896-6b29-4525-8813-365880d2fe91.jpg?v=1644609896","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/terror-town-usa-the-untold-story-of-joliets-notorious-serial-killer-9781952225680","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}