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The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the "University of Idaho Murders," offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with true crime, the media's seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer alike. Just after 4:00 am on November 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students were viciously stabbed to death in an off-campus house. The killings would shake the small blue-collar college town of Moscow, Idaho, dominate mainstream news coverage, and become a social media obsession, drawing millions of clicks and views. While a reticent Moscow Police Department, the FBI, and the Idaho State Police searched for the killer, unending conjecture and countless theories blazed online, in chatrooms and platforms from Reddit and YouTube to Facebook and TikTok.
About the Author
J. Reuben Appelman is an author in multiple genres, screenwriter, and two-time State of Idaho Literature Fellow, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts. His film industry work includes the Netflix-streamed documentaries, Playground and Jens Pulver | Driven. His investigative writing focuses on issues of commercial sexual exploitation, child endangerment, and criminality and law enforcement. His true crime memoir, The Kill Jar, serves as the basis of a four-part docuseries for television. Appelman is Visiting Professor at Idaho State University, works as a private investigator, and is Host of the upcoming podcast, The Murder Wall. Contact: JeanAnne.Rose@simonandschuster.com
