AN HOUR TO KILL A True Story of Love, Murder, and Justice in a Small Southern Town

Hardback. In 1991, a small South Carolina town was shocked by the brutal murder of 17yr old Crystal Todd, a popular high school student. On a cool night, while on her way home from a party, Crystal tragically ran into the wrong person: a long-time friend of the family, a clean-cut church-going young man whose dark side came violently to the surface when he raped and murdered his friend, then brutally disposed of her body. This is the true story of the strange and terrible events that forever changed a community and America's legal system. The long investigation of the murder and the stunning news that a family friend had been arrested for the crime shocked the disbelieving community. The authors tell the true behind-the-scenes story of the crime, the lives destroyed by the murder, and the two mothers who fought for the children they loved. Featuring Ken Register and an early use of DNA-testing which uncovered his guilt. Illus., Epilogue and Appendix. 282pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. in F. dw.