Murder in a Small Town

Murder in a Small Town

A retrospective look at the Carrie Batdorff Layser murder that took place in Richland, Pennsylvania, on December 24, 1965.

Carrie Batdorff Layser small.

Murder in a Small Town – Introduction  
Prologue – 1965  
Chapter 1 – A Broken Window  
Chapter 2 – Carrie Documents Relating to Carrie 
Chapter 3 – Where’s Dennis?  
Chapter 4 – The Investigation  
Chapter 5 – Dennis Terry Sites  
Chapter 6 – Preliminary Hearing  
Chapter 7 – Delay, Delay, Delay  
Chapter 8 – Can You Get Away With Murder in Lebanon County?  
Chapter 9 – Voir Dire  
Chapter 10 – The Scene of the Crime  
Chapter 11 – Confession  
Chapter 12 – Repudiation  
Chapter 13 – Stymied  
Chapter 14 – Closing Arguments  
Chapter 15 – Verdict  
Chapter 16 – Appeal  
Chapter 17 – Enter Meyer  
Chapter 18 – The Second Trial  
Chapter 19 – Mistrial?  
Epilogue  
Afterword