Date of Award
Spring 5-2009
Degree Type
Thesis-Restricted
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Program
Film, Theatre & Communication Arts - Creative Writing concentration
Department
Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts
Major Professor
Bates, Randolph
Second Advisor
Harvey, Miles
Third Advisor
Gonzalez, Daniel
Abstract
After the Snow: The Oakland County Child Murders and the Search for the Killer is a work of nonfiction that recounts the murders of four children who lived in the suburbs of Oakland County, Michigan and the subsequent search for their murderer, the Oakland County Child Killer. The first of the four murders occurred in February 1976 and the last in March 1977. This thesis chronicles the unsolved case and the police investigation that began in 1976 and seems close to a successful conclusion in the spring of 2009. Over the course of the last two-and-a-half years, I have conducted lengthy interviews with Cathy King, the sister of one of the victims, and researched primary sources, the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News, as well as other materials. My research also includes the use of Cathy King’s private and confidential correspondences with people involved in this case.
Recommended Citation
Cianci, Julia, "After the Snow: The Oakland County Child Murders and the Search for the Killer" (2009). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 348.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/348
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