Crime Does Not Pay #35

In 1845, the brilliant but arrogant Howard Hulloff comes to the village of Dryden, New York, winning over the townspeople with his intellect—until his wife discovers a dark secret he's willing to kill to keep hidden. Driven by vanity and a trail of mounting crimes that span from rural New York to the streets of New York City, Hulloff stays one step ahead of justice through cunning and deception, but a single piece of evidence left behind may finally prove his undoing. This tale of obsession, murder, and the one flaw that catches even the cleverest criminal reminds us why Crime Does Not Pay.

Westley Porter, a seasoned Maine guide, is murdered under mysterious circumstances while leading three Connecticut fishermen on a hunting expedition to Webster Lake—and what first appears to be the work of a phantom killer sets off a tense manhunt through the wild North Woods. As law enforcement closes in, a pattern of cabin break-ins and shots fired in the darkness reveals a desperate fugitive operating in the remote Maine wilderness. This true crime account follows the relentless pursuit that would ultimately expose the killer's identity and shocking motive.