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Armchair Detectives Book Discussion

Something Big by Patrick Wohl

Join your fellow True Crime enthusiasts at DGPL's newest book club! This month, we'll read Something Big by Patrick Wohl. Books available one month before program

This month, we'll read Something Big: The True Story of the Brown's Chicken Massacre, a Decade-Long Manhunt, and the Trials That FollowedBooks are available at the ATS Desk one month before the book discussion.

DGPL'S newest book club, Armchair Detectives, chooses a new true crime nonfiction book every month. Uncover the truth the third week of every month.

"Something Big tells the story of the infamous Brown's Chicken massacre, a brutal case that captivated Chicagoland after remaining unsolved for nearly a decade. Customers know Brown's Chicken for its crispy buttermilk fried chicken and flaky biscuits. The Illinois-based franchise has a reputation for delicious but simple comfort food. But through no fault of its own, the words "Brown's Chicken" are also synonymous with one fateful night in January of 1993. "A Real Hometown" is the trite but apt motto of Palatine, Illinois, a quaint middle-class suburb west of Chicago. On a snowy Friday evening, the staff and owners of the city's local Brown's Chicken franchise were closing up when two final customers arrived just past 9 p.m. As the night drew on and the employees hadn't returned home, the families of the owners and workers began to worry, prompting police to investigate. When they entered the dark building, police were shocked to find seven bodies stacked in the restaurant's freezer and fridge. The killers, of course, were long gone. In the months that followed, the horrendous story rocked Chicagoland and the case remained unsolved for nine years. The Brown's Chicken massacre is one of the most infamous cases in Illinois history, yet it is often misremembered. In Something Big, Patrick Wohl gives a new account of the story, taking readers behind the scenes and sharing the perspective of the people who lived it." -- Amazon.com
 

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