Judgement Ridge: The True Story of the Dartmouth Murders

For attendees of the event at the Morrill Memorial Library in Norwood on May 18, please choose in-store pickup and we'll be happy to bring your books to the event for you.

“Zuckoff and Lehr…examine in fascinating detail the ordinariness of the boys’ grudges…and how…the idea of random killing became an obsession.” — The New Yorker

In January 2001, the idyllic community of Dartmouth College was shattered by the horrifc murder of two of its most beloved professors. Investigators searched for clues linking the victims, Half and Susanne Zantop, to their murderer or murderers. A few weeks later, across the river, in the town of Chelsea, Vermont, police were honing in on high school senior Robert Tulloch. The police had come to question Tulloch and his best friend, Jim Parker. Soon, the town discovered the shocking reality that Tulloch and Parker, two of Chelsea’s brightest and most popular sons, were now fugitives wanted for murder.

Authors Mitchell Zuckoff and Dick Lehr provide a vivid explication of the murders that captivated the nation, as well as dramatic revelations about what turned two popular teenagers into killers. Judgment Ridge conveys a deep appreciation for the lives (and the devastating loss) of Half and Susanne Zantop, while also providing a clear portrait of the killers, their families, and their community—and an important warning for all parent about what evil may lurk in the hearts of boys.