The Last Stone Explained

The Last Stone: A Masterpiece of Criminal Interrogation
Author:Mark Bowden
Language:English
Country:United States
Genre:non-fiction
Publisher:Atlantic Monthly
Pub Date:April 2, 2019
Pages:304
Isbn:978-0-8021-4730-1

The Last Stone: A Masterpiece of Criminal Interrogation is a 2019 book by Mark Bowden. It tells the story of the reopening of the case of the murders of Katherine and Sheila Lyon, two sisters who disappeared from a Maryland shopping mall in 1975.

Following a 2013 cold case re-investigation into the sisters' disappearance, one of the perpetrators, Lloyd Lee Welch Jr., was indicted upon two first-degree murder charges in 2015; he was later convicted of the children's murder and sentenced to two concurrent 48-year sentences in relation to each count of first-degree murder.[1]

Bowden had covered the disappearance for the Baltimore News-American.[2] [3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Man Pleads Guilty to Murdering Lyon Sisters in 1975, Will Serve 48 Years in Prison. Andersen . Annie . Doss. Catherine . . October 17, 2023 . September 12, 2017 . en-US.
  2. News: Kolker. Robert. The Cracking of a Cold, Cold Case. Book Review. The New York Times. April 22, 2019. April 24, 2019.
  3. Web site: The Last Stone: A Masterpiece of Criminal Interrogation. Kirkus Media, LLC. Kirkus Reviews. January 13, 2019. April 24, 2019.
  4. Web site: The Last Stone: A Masterpiece of Criminal Interrogation. PWxyz, LLC. Publishers Weekly. January 31, 2019. April 24, 2019.
  5. News: Burrough. Bryan. The Last Stone’ Review: The Past Isn’t Even Past. The Wall Street Journal. April 12, 2019. April 24, 2019.