Three Boys Missing: The Tragedy That Exposed the Pedophilia Underworld

by James A. Jack

Book Overview

On October 16, 1955, Robert Peterson and Anton and John Schuessler left home to see a Disney movie. Two days later their bodies were found in a forest preserve. This true crime story, written by one... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977628140
• ISBN13: 9780977628148
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: HPH Publishing
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Excllent, detailed and compassionate eyewitness to an investigation mid century

Set In a much more naiive time-the apple pie America of the fifties-One cannot imagine how horrifying these brutal murders must have seemed. James Jack is the ideal narrator, balancing insight with detail ; I hope we are lucky enough to read more stories written by this man

A Real Chiller Thriller

James "Jimmy" Jack has laid out in vivid, chilling detail the trail real Chicago detectives followed to close the infamous cold case of one of the City's most horrendous crimes. In a city where crime never takes a holiday, Jack exposes the sickness that dwells in the heart and mind of one man hellbent on committing the unpardonable sins of pedophilia and murder. This crime story, which grabbed national headlines in 1955, is poised to seize the nation's attention again in the Chicago-style writing of Detective Jimmy Jack in "Three Boys Missing." Must read!

Facinating story - Highly recommend

Based off the experiences and 1st hand accounts of Detective Jim Jack this is an incredible yet sad story of 3 innocent children who lost their lives. The book puts you right in the middle of one of Chicago's greatest manhunts. I highly recommend this book to all.

True Crime Reader

Incredibly insightful, powerful, and personal look at a horrible crime from the detective that lived it. I was unable to put the book down from the moment I opened the cover. Dedicated Detective James Jack took it quit personally and was relentless in his pursuit to apprehend the person or persons responsible for these crimes. I would recommend this book to anyone who reads true crime stories. This book is an eye-opener from a point a view most of us will never experience. The pain, conviction, and dedication to capturing this killer is evident in every page. Information is power for those who keep childrens safety at the top of their list. This book is a must read- the suspense is undeniable.

Chicago Confidential

The detectives were like characters from a 1950s cop show: James Jack, an idealistic young family man; and Frank Czech, the cigar chewing veteran cynic. This is the case that made them both cry. They caught the case on October 16, 1955, when it was simply the puzzle of three young boys who went to a movie on Sunday afternoon and didn't return home that evening. Those pre-Amber alert days were innocent--at first many assumed that Robert Peterson and brothers John and Anton Schuessler were young runaways. Detectives Jack and Czech believed the boys' parents, who said they would never run away. On October 18, the boys were found in a remote ditch, nude and strangled. Despite one of the most massive police investigations in Chicago history, the case went cold for forty years, until cold case detectives were able to assemble puzzling evidence, whispered confessions and long remembered screams into a case. All of this is described in the books "Unbridled Rage" by Gene O'Shea and "Shattered Sense of Innocence" by Lindberg and Sykes. This book's strength lies in James Jack's account of the initial police investigation. His investigation included working undercover in a bowling alley and arresting a flasher in a movie theater. From start to finish, this is an outstanding book: suspenseful and heartbreaking. True crime fans will love it--"Law and Order" meets "Dragnet."