Murder in the Heartland - Hardcover

An unflinching investigation into an American tragedy details the high-profile case of Lisa Montgomery, who brutally attacked eight-months-pregnant Bobbie Jo Stinnett and kidnapped her unborn baby, revealing a woman with a tortured history of sexual abuse, abandonment, and desperation that molded her into a sociopath.

On December 16th, 2004, a Nodaway County, Missouri, 9-1-1 operator received a frantic call from the mother of 23-year-old Bobbie Jo Stinnett. The eight-months-pregnant mom-to-be, Bobbie Jo, had been found bleeding profusely and barely breathing. Her unborn baby was gone. Only 150 miles away in Melvern, Kansas, Lisa Montgomery dressed the baby she'd brutally kidnapped in a Winnie-the-Pooh outfit and proudly showed off at church and a local diner. And that was only the beginning of one of the most unthinkable crimes in American history, one that left two Midwestern communities reeling in the crime's aftermath. Like Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood", "Murder in the Heartland" takes an unflinching look at an American tragedy, exploring its terrible trajectory with unparalleled courage, insight, and compassion.