Darker Than Night

The True Story of a Brutal Double Homicide and an 18-Year Long Quest for Justice

By: Tom Henderson

Narrated by: Jonathan Davis

Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's summary

In 1985, two 27-year-old friends left their suburban Detroit homes for a hunting trip in rural Michigan. When they did not return, their families and police suspected foul play. For 18 years, no one could prove a thing. Then, a relentless investigator got a witness to talk, and a horrifying story emerged.

In 2003, this bizarre case hit the glare of the criminal justice system, as prosecutors charged two brothers, Raymond and Donald Duvall, with murder. With no bodies ever found, the case hinged on the testimony of one terrified witness who saw a bloody scene unfold - and who was still nearly too frightened to talk.

Now, the truth behind an 18-year-old mystery is revealed against the backdrop of an unusual, electrifyingly dramatic trial. Raymond and Donald Duvall bragged to friends that they killed their victims, chopped up their bodies, and fed them to pigs. A Michigan jury soon had evidence of this brutally methodical execution - evidence that would lead a shocked courtroom through the heart of evil and beyond a shadow of a doubt.

©2006 Tom Henderson (P)2017 Tantor

Great read for a Michigan girl!

Great story. Since I grew up 30 miles from all of this in 1985 it really pulled me in. In middle and high school I remember the stories of all of this.

Excellent Overview of Case

This is a little-known case that took place in rural Michigan and was cold off and on for over a decade before finally being solved. I read about it on a Reddit thread years back and was happy to find the book available on Audible. It’s a heartbreaking but interesting story of dogged detective work, family ties, and what happens when people go missing in the wilderness. Well done!

Dragged on and on

Repetitive and filled with speculation instead of facts. I wouldn’t recommend this one. No hard evidence

Well written

Enjoyed this book since I am a true crime junkie. It was very informative and I would highly recommend.

Spellbindig !

Loved it. Real story about bullies who ruled a town with fear for years until someone decided to talk

Tom Henderson does it again!

I listened to Blood in the Snow for free through Audible. I instantly fell in love with Tom's writing style and storytelling. I ended up buying all of his books and really wish there were more! He has a way of really making you feel as if you know the victims, the victims' families and even the killer(s) and THEIR families, personally!

This story is simply insane. But Tom does an amazing job really keeping your interest through the whole thing. I had a vague recollection of this story, but this has the 'meat and bones' (sorry, pun) that I crave when listening to a story. I love true crime podcasts where the people are interesting and make listening to them fun, and his books are a lot like that. Thankfully, they have great narrators as well, otherwise it COULD get a bit boring (but that's true with any book honestly!)

I highly recommend Darker Than Night and ALL of Tom's book. Enjoy!

Very tragic but finally justice!

I really did like the flow of this. A bit long but it was narrated well. I am surprised it was on the free list as it was much better than a few of those I’ve used credits for. It is hard to believe the level of evil out there!

Kind of boring.

This story takes 20 years to pull together, and relies on a bunch of witnesses who saw or heard things over the years. These witnesses were afraid of defendants, so refused to testify for 18 yrs. So this book necessarily was a slow ride to final justice.
The narrator was excellent!

review

This was a fascinating and interesting. I was raised in Iosco County and was glad to read and learn more about this case.

A little close to home

This book was amazing because I am from Michigan and I know of almost every town mentioned. I might need to find the old newspaper articles to read. I don't remember this at all since it happened when I was very young.