Join photojournalist Monty Orrick as he discusses his new book, The Crater Lake Murders: The story of the 1952 murders of two General Motors executives and the search for a killer hiding in plain sight.

"When two General Motors executives drove into Crater Lake National Park in July 1952, no one could predict they would be dead within an hour—not even their killers. It was a crime of opportunity, a botched robbery during the middle of summer in a crowded national park. When Albert Jones and Charles Culhane were found shot to death two days later, the story became a national obsession. The FBI used every resource and available agent but, as time wore on, the investigation ran out of steam. A lack of evidence worked to the killer’s advantage. He had committed a perfect crime..."

Monty Orrick did the majority of the research and writing of this book right here at Scarborough Public Library! He is an award-winning shooter, field producer/manager and writer with over twenty years of experience in TV news.