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The remote farming community of Murdock, Nebraska, seemed to be the least likely setting for one of the heartland's most ruthless and bloody double murders in decades. In fact, the little town had gone more than a century without a single homicide. But on the night of Easter 2006, Wayne and Sharmon Stock were brutally murdered in their home. The murders garnered sensational frontpage headlines and drew immediate statewide attention. Practically everybody around Murdock was filled with fear, panic, and outrage. Who killed Wayne and Sharmon Stock? What was the motive? The Stocks were the essence of Nebraska's all-American farm family, self-made, God-fearing, and of high moral character. Barely a week into this double murder investigation, two arrests brought a sense of relief to the victims' family and to local residents.
About the Author
A native of Joliet, Ill., John Ferak's latest true-crime book, FAILURE OF JUSTICE, chronicles the true story of Nebraska's Beatrice 6, the nation's largest DNA exoneration case - six wrongful convictions. Ferak is an award-winning investigative journalist with the USA TODAY NETWORK's Wisconsin Investigative Team based in Appleton, Wisconsin. He is the lead investigative reporter chronicling the Steven Avery murder case, the case featured in the Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer."
Ferak's books, DIXIE'S LAST STAND and BODY OF PROOF were true-crime best-sellers for WildBlue Press. His first book, BLOODY LIES: A CSI SCANDAL IN THE HEARTLAND, won a national award.
