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When the bodies of three teenagers were found on the shores of Lake Waco, Texas in July, 1982, even seasoned lawmen were taken aback by the savage mutilation and degradation they had been subjected to. Yet only 52 days after the gruesome triple-murder was discovered, frustrated authorities suspended the case indefinitely. Patrol Sergeant Truman Simons, who had been called to the scene that night, saw the carnage first-hand -- and vowed to find the ferocious killer or killers. He soon became a man with a mission, risking his career and his family''s safety in search of evidence. Plunging himself into a netherworld of violence and evil, Simons finally got close enough to a murderous ringleader to hear his careless whispers--and ultimately, put him and his three accomplices behind bars for the brutal slayings.Now, in his Edgar Award-winning account of the Lake Waco killings, acclaimed true crime writer Carlton Stowers lays bare the facts behind the tragic crimes, the twisted predators, and the heroic man who broke the investigation--with important updated information based on new developments in the case.

In the winter of 1984, a faceless evil besieged the quiet town of Wichita Falls, Texas, leaving five young women brutally murdered. Scream at the Sky is the masterful true crime chronicle by two-time Edgar Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Carlton Stowers, detailing one man''s murderous career and another man''s sworn promise to deliver justice.For seventeen months, the killer remained at large, leaving grieving families desperate for answers. The haunted district attorney chased every lead, only to meet one dead end after another. It would take fourteen years before a chance discovery by a dedicated cold case investigator provided a new suspect: Faryion Wardrip, an unhappily married family man who drowned his anger in substance abuse and violent fantasies.Investigator John Little tirelessly ruled out every possibility until he was left with but one conclusion. His instincts led him to discover how Wardrip''s drug-fueled fantasies became a reality for his unfortunate victims: Terry Sims, Toni Gibbs, Ellen Blau, Debra Taylor, and Tina Kimbrew. Scream at the Sky recounts the remarkable story of how Little tracked down Wardrip and used the legal system to finally bring justice and closure to the people of Texas.