{"product_id":"killers-amidst-killers-hunting-serial-killers-operating-under-the-cloak-of-americas-opioid-epidemic-paperback","title":"Killers Amidst Killers: Hunting Serial Killers Operating Under the Cloak of America's Opioid Epidemic - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBilly Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBestselling author, co-host of the hit podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Murder Squad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and true-crime investigative journalist Billy Jensen goes to Columbus, Ohio, where he examines the unsolved cases of eighteen dead and missing women, whom he suspects were the victims of serial killers on the loose and operating under cover of the opioid epidemic in America's heartland.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChase Darkness with Me\u003c\/i\u003e, readers and listeners learned Billy Jensen's journalist origin story, his struggles, his call to adventure, and his first successes in solving murders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eKillers Amidst Killers\u003c\/i\u003e, readers will ride shotgun with Jensen as he takes on serial killers who are walking among us and planning their next moves in real time. The facts are not in old police reports and faded photos. They unfold before our eyes on the page. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur story begins in 2017, when two young women, best friends Danielle and Lindsey go missing in Columbus, Ohio, within weeks of each other, and their bodies are found soon thereafter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Jensen investigates Danielle and Lindsey's cases, he comes across other missing and murdered women, and before long, he uncovers \u003ci\u003eeighteen\u003c\/i\u003e of them. All unsolved. And no one was talking about it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are not women who were raised in the street. They got hooked on pills. The pills were taken away. They get hooked on heroin. And when the money is gone, they have to sell themselves. It happens very quick. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough his investigations and the help of experts, Jensen identifies serial killers in Cleveland and Columbus. Why there? Because it's easy. Sharks go where the swimmers are. Serial killers go where the easy prey are: Ground zero of the opioid epidemic. The heart of America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat is what happened to Danielle and Lindsey. But serial killers murdering sex workers in the 21st century will get 45 seconds on the local news, and page 3 in the local paper, and then can disappear in the wind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJensen hunts these predators to bring peace to the victims' suffering families while putting a spotlight on a system that is leaving hundreds of thousands of bodies in its wake.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilly Jensen has solved or helped solve more than ten homicides. His true crime memoir, \u003ci\u003eChase Darkness with Me: How One True Crime Writer Started Solving Murders\u003c\/i\u003e, was a\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, and he has written crime stories for \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone, Los Angeles Magazine, Boston Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMiami New Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a crime stringer for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. After his friend Michelle McNamara suddenly passed away, he, her husband, and her researcher helped finish her book, \u003ci\u003eI'll Be Gone in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, about the hunt for the Golden State Killer, which became a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e #1 bestseller, and he was co-executive producer of the subsequent HBO docuseries. He produced and costarred in the Investigation Discovery series \u003ci\u003eUnraveled\u003c\/i\u003e, the first season of which focused on the investigation into the Long Island Serial Killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8.98 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764820181280,"sku":"9798888453544","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/24daa985d68875ab69ffcc31eb5d04e4.webp?v=1780255618","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/killers-amidst-killers-hunting-serial-killers-operating-under-the-cloak-of-americas-opioid-epidemic-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}