On December 30th, 1999, in rural Oklahoma, 16-year-old Ashley Freeman and her best friend, Lauria Bible, were having a sleepover. The next morning, the Freeman family trailer was in flames and both girls were missing.
While rumours of drug debts, revenge killings, and police corruption abounded in the years that followed, the case remained unsolved and the girls were never found.
In 2016, crime writer Jax Miller travelled to Oklahoma to discover what really happened. What she unearthed was shocking. These forgotten towns were wild, lawless, and home to some very dark secrets.
Finally, in April 2018, the first arrests were made⊠could justice finally be in sight for the girls and their families?
âThere is, in the best of us, a search for the truth, to serve the living and dead alikeâŠJax Miller is one of those people and is one of those booksâHell in the HeartlandRobert Graysmith,author ofZodiac
âEvery generation has its standout true-crime writer. Jax Miller does with what Truman Capote did with âHell in the HeartlandIn Cold BloodA.A. Dhand, author ofStreets of Darkness
âMesmerizing, raw, evocative, unforgettableâWilliam Boyle, author ofA Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself
âA captivating ride through the frustrating twists, turns, and dead ends of a horrifying murder caseâPublishers Weekly
âBeautiful and devastatingâCrime Reads
This stranger-than-fiction cold case is about to crack wide open! Perfect for fans of andIâll be Gone in the DarkZodiac
