Read Judgment Ridge: The True Story Behind the Dartmouth Murders Online
Authors: Dick Lehr,Mitchell Zuckoff
Hanover Police Department report of March 1, 2001, interview with Hanover Police Officer John Kapusta and his wife, Michelle Kapusta.
New Hampshire State Police report of February 21, 2001, interviews with Chelsea Public School teacher Anne E. Pietryka and with Chelsea Public School guidance counselor Steve Kamen.
Florida interviews with Bart Fletcher, Ginny Luther, Jack Luther, John Donovan, Wilbert and Lucille Varley.
Martin County, Florida, property records.
Mashberg, Tom, and Jack Sullivan, “Tullochs, Parkers: When Evil Happens to ‘Good People,’ ”
Boston Herald,
March 3, 2001, p. 1.
Duggan, Christine, “A Devotion to Craft, and Windsor Chairs,”
Valley News,
December 9, 2000.
Tulloch, Michael, “Chairmaking Demo Overcomes Handicaps,”
Windsor Chronicles,
Winter 2000, pp. 6, 18.
Detailed narrative description and sketches of crime scene prepared by Trooper First Class Kathleen M. Kimball and Trooper Michael T. Kegelman, dated April 10–11, 2001.
Interviews with Trooper First Class Charles M. West, March 31, 2001, and July 15, 2002.
International Association of Chiefs of Police 1998 Police Officer of the Year news release, from
www.theiacp.org.
Twohig Ed, Vermont State Trooper, “Terror in the North Country,” in
The Vermont Trooper
(Vermont Troopers Foundation Inc.: 1998).
Sullivan, Robert, “The Echo of Gunfire Lingers in the Mountains of New Hampshire,”
Life
, August 1, 1998.
Ziner, Karen Lee, “He Was Hunting People: One Man’s Rage Rips Apart a New Hampshire Town,”
Providence Journal-Bulletin,
August 24, 1997, p. 1.
Glenn, Amanda (staff sergeant), “MACV-SOG Unit Gets Presidential Award,”
Army News Service
, April 10, 2001.
Numerous investigative reports by Detective Charles West and Lieutenant Frank Moran detailing the pursuit of the SOG SEAL 2000 knives. A key document was dated March 15, 2001, written by West, titled “Research of the SOG SEAL 2000 Knives.”
Numerous investigative reports focused on Stanley Williams, including January 31, 2001, interview with State Police Detective David McCormack, and transcript of February 4, 2001, interview of Williams at the Phoenix Police Department.
Meek, James, “It Was Dangerous. That Was the Point,”
The Guardian,
June 4, 2001.
Williams, Lynda B., “Treatment by the Press,”
The Dartmouth,
letters to the editor, February 23, 2001.
Hundreds of reports about the early weeks of the investigation, including tips, police interviews, potential suspects, and forensic reports, were included among more than six thousand pages of police and prosecution files released in June 2002 under the New Hampshire Right to Know Law.
Interviews with Zack Courts, Coltere Savidge, Sada Dumont, Kip Battey, Tyler Vermette, Matt Butryman, Brad Johnson, Cora Brooks, Pat Davenport, John O’Brien, Dan Sedon.
Transcript of James Parker interrogation, pp. 14740, 14743, 14744, 14745,
14746, 14747, 14843, 14844, 14845, 14854, 14876, 14880, 14882,
14883, 14884, 14886.
Transcripts of police interviews on March 16, 2001, with John Parker, Joan Parker, Michael Tulloch, Diane Tulloch, and Kienan Tulloch.
“Jim: Male Subject 769 10010,” an eight-page school essay written by Jim Parker in May 2000.
Police report of interview with Ivy Mix and Susan Dollenmaier at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Chelsea, Vermont, on March 26, 2001.
Police report of interview with Julia and Francis Purcell at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Chelsea, Vermont, on March 26, 2001.
Police report of interview with Sada Dumont at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office in Chelsea, Vermont, on March 21, 2001.
Police report of interview with Gaelen McKee in Chelsea, Vermont, on February 18, 2001.
Zuckoff, Mitchell, and Douglas Belkin, “Blood on Knife Linked to 2 Victims,”
Boston Globe,
March 28, 2001, p. 1.
Hattaway, John, “Finding Focus,”
The Boston Globe Magazine,
May 20, 2001.
Valley News
newspaper article about Susan Dollenmaier’s house, 3/24/01.
Interviews with Trooper First Class Charles M. West, including March 31, 2001, and July 15, 2002.
Numerous investigative reports by Detective Charles West and Lieutenant Frank Moran detailing the pursuit of the SOG SEAL 2000 knives. A key document was dated March 15, 2001, written by West, titled “Research of the SOG SEAL 2000 Knives.”
Hundreds of reports about the early weeks of the investigation, including tips, police interviews, potential suspects, and forensic reports, were included among more than six thousand pages of police and prosecution files released in June 2002 under the New Hampshire Right to Know Law.
Interviews in 2001 and 2002 with DeRoss Kellogg, Pat Davenport, Zack Courts, Matt Butryman, Cora Brooks, John O’Brien, Paula Routly, Maria Lisa Calta, Johannes Gamba, David F. Kelley, Luke White, William Haines, Gayle Wetzler, William Dritschilo.
Transcript of Jim Parker interrogation, pp. 14880–14882.
New Hampshire State Police interview with Chelsea Public School principal Pat Davenport on February 18, 2001, February 19, 2001, and February
21, 2001.
New Hampshire State Police interview with Kienan Tulloch on March 16, 2001.
Chelsea High School debate team’s scoring sheets for the 2000 season. The Chelsea debate team’s 2000 affirmative plan, “Let There Be Light.”
The Fall 2000 issue of the
Chelsea School News.
Fine, Gary Alan,
Gifted Tongues: High School Debate and Adolescent Culture
(Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2001).
Duane, Daniel,
El Capitan (
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2002). Tillman, Jodie, and Jeffrey Good, interview with Marilyn Childs, Chelsea
High School forensics coach, in
Valley News,
February 18, 2001.
Bombardieri, Marcella, and Tom Farragher, “1 New Hampshire Suspect to be Arraigned Today,”
Boston Globe,
February 21, 2001, p. 1.
Transcript of James Parker interrogation, pp. 14807, 14811–14821, 14839–14840.
Interviews with Detective Chuck West, Kip Battey, Zack Courts, John O’Brien.
Transcripts of police and prosecution interviews with John Parker, Joan Parker, Michael Tulloch, Diane Tulloch, all on March 16, 2001, and Christiana Usenza on February 20, 2001.
Transcript of public defenders’ deposition of Sergeant Robert Bruno on November 8, 2001.
Transcript of public defenders’ deposition of Trooper First Class Russell Hubbard on December 7, 2001.
Transcript of Detective Chuck West’s interview with Jim and John Parker at the Orange County Sheriff ’s Office in Chelsea, Vermont, on February 15, 2001.
Copy of Jim Parker’s handwritten account of his sale of the SOG SEAL 2000 knives, given to police February 15, 2001.
Report written by Detective Chuck West on interview at Jim Parker’s home on February 15, 2001.
Report written by Trooper First Class Russell Hubbard on interview at Jim Parker’s home on February 15, 2001.
Report written by Trooper First Class Russell Hubbard on interview at Robert Tulloch’s home on February 15, 2001.
Report written by Sergeant Robert Bruno on private discussion with Mike and Diane Tulloch at their home on February 15, 2001.
New Hampshire State Police, Vermont State Police, and Hanover Police Department reports on interviews with Charlotte Faccio, Tyler Vermette, Sada Dumont, Rebecca Mulligan, Clyde Haggerty, Joan Feierabend, Richard Steckler, Paul Callens, Bob Sherman, Richard Goldsborough.
Records of e-mails from Jim Parker, Joan Parker, and Diana Parker, collected by police and prosecutors.
Material from Jim Parker’s computer hard drive collected by police and prosecutors.
Interviews in 2001 with Pat Davenport, Kip Battey, Zack Courts, Coltere Savidge, David Savidge, Sada Dumont, Brad Johnson, Jack Johnson, Annette Johnson, Andrew Pomerantz, DeRoss Kellogg, Cora Brooks, Dan Sedon.
Police reports of interviews in early 2001 with Chelsea School administrators and teachers Pat Davenport, Paul Callens, Roger Grow, Steve Kamen, Richard Steckler, and Joyce Feierabend.
Police reports of interviews in early 2001 with Sada Dumont, Susan Kay, Gaelen McKee, Casey Purcell, Grace Lovejoy-Bowmer, Rebecca Mulligan, Clyde Haggerty, Julia and Francis Purcell, Tyler Vermette, Ivy Mix, and Susan Dollenmaier.
Interview with Detective Sergeant Ray Keefe and Trooper Jocelyn Stohl of the Vermont State Police, Bethel Barracks, July 2002.
Interviews with Detective Chuck West.
Interview with Detective Lieutenant Frank Moran of the Hanover, New Hampshire, Police Department.
Police reports by Vermont State Police Detective Sergeant Ray Keefe and other investigators describing the events in Chelsea on February 16–17, 2001.
Zuckoff, Mitchell, and Shelley Murphy, “Vermont Youth Sought in N.H. Killings,”
Boston Globe,
February 17, 2001, p. 1.
Richardson, Franci, and Jose Martinez, “Closing In: N.H. Police Hunt Vermont Teen in Prof Killings,”
Boston Herald,
February 17, 2001, p. 1.
Various police reports on the crime scene searches of the Tulloch and Parker houses on February 16 and 17, 2001, by the following: Detective Sergeant Ray Keefe of the Vermont State Police; Lieutenant Thomas M. Hanlon, crime scene supervisor of the Vermont State Police; Trooper Michael O'Neil; Trooper Michael Kegelman; Detective Sergeant Jeff Cable of the Vermont State Police; February 16, 2001, affidavit by Sergeant Robert Bruno of the New Hampshire State Police.
Interviews with Chuck West, John Moran, Kip Battey, Julia Purcell, Zack Courts, Kevin Ellis, Doug Brown, Rowdy Kyle Tucker, and Nancy Lee Tucker.
Transcript of James Parker interrogation, pp. 14825–14837.
Transcripts of police and prosecution interviews with John Parker, Joan Parker, Michael Tulloch, Diane Tulloch, all on March 16, 2001, and Christiana Usenza on February 20, 2001.
Videotaped interview with Robert Tulloch by FBI Special Agent William Donaldson in Henry County (Indiana) Sheriff’s Office, February 19, 2001. Official transcript of same interview, filed by New Hampshire State Police Sergeant Mark Mudgett.
Affidavit of Jon E. Provost, Massachusetts State Police trooper, filed February 18, 2001.
Affidavit of Robert Bruno, New Hampshire State Police sergeant, filed February 16, 2001.
Second affidavit of Robert Bruno, New Hampshire State Police sergeant, filed February 23, 2001.
Affidavit of Kathleen Kimball, New Hampshire State Police trooper first class, undated.
Affidavit of Bill Ward, Henry County (Indiana) Sheriff’s Department sergeant, filed February 19, 2001.
Search warrant return from Henry County, Indiana, filed February 19, 2001.
Sworn statement of Jail Officer Adam Bowman of Henry County Sheriff’s Department, February 27, 2001.
Affidavit of Susan Forey, New Hampshire State Police sergeant, filed February 27, 2001.
Unpublished notes of
Globe
correspondent Kathleen Schuckel at Henry County (Indiana) Courthouse.
Lewis, Rafael, and Patrick J. Calnan, “Suspects May Be Heading West; Two Leave Car, Seek Lift in Mass., N.J.,”
Boston Globe,
February 19, 2001,
p. A1.
Schuckel, Kathleen, “Sergeant’s Motto: Be Prepared,”
Boston Globe,
February 20, 2001, p. A10.
Daley, Beth, and Jonathan Wiggs, “Thinking of His Own Sons, Trucker Took a Chance,”
Boston Globe,
February 20, 2001, p. A1.
Heslam, Jessica, and Jose Martinez, “Teens Kept Apart for Hearings,”
Boston Herald,
February 21, 2001, p. 4.
“Sheriff Blasts Handling of Dartmouth Murder Case,” Associated Press story reprinted in the
Rutland Herald,
April 23, 2001.
Lucarelli, Jennifer, “Trooper’s Work Honored,”
Telegram & Gazette
(Worcester, MA), April 23, 2002, p. A2.
Interviews with Andrew Pomerantz, along with selections from his journal, DeRoss Kellogg, along with Kellogg’s e-mails, Pat Davenport, Dan Sedon, Cora Brooks, Doug Lyford, Diane Mattoon, Jack Johnson, Annette Johnson, David Savidge, Coltere Savidge, Sada Dumont, Tyler Vermette.
New Hampshire State Police interviews with Michael, Diane, and Kienan Tulloch, and John and Joan Parker, Hanover, New Hamphsire, March 16, 2001.
Lyford, Ashley, and Marcella Bombardieri, “250 Gather in Pair’s Hometown,”
Boston Globe,
February 23, 2001, p. 1.
Bombardieri, Marcella, “Vt. Town Tries to Cope with N.H. Slayings,”
Boston Globe,
March 7, 2001, p. B1.
Belkin, Douglas, and Stephen Kurkjian, “Friends in N.H. Probe Subpoenaed to Testify,”
Boston Globe,
March 12, 2001, p. B1.
Bombardieri, Marcella, “As Vt. Suspects Sit in Jail, Donations Flow to Their Kin,”
Boston Globe,
April 22, 2001, p. B3.
Jimenez, Ralph, “In N.H. Slay Case A Not Guilty Plea Trial Date Hearing for Tulloch,”
Boston Globe,
May 2, 2001, p. B3.
Marchocki, Kathryn, “$2,000 Raised to Help Families of Accused Vermont Teens,”
Union Leader,
April 19, 2001, p. 1.
Rimer, Sara, “Arrests of Youths in Dartmouth Case Leave a Town Searching for Answers,”
New York Times,
February 25, 2001.
Tillman, Jody, “Town Tries to Cope,”
Valley News,
February 23, 2001.
Hanchett, Doug, and Franci Richardson, “Teens’ Community Gathers to Reflect and Ponder,”
Boston Herald,
February 23, 2001, p. 1.
Ismail, Omer, “Friends and Relatives of Tulloch and Parker Likely to Receive Subpoenas,”
The Dartmouth,
March 11, 2001, p. 1.