{"product_id":"lilys-camera-the-hunt-for-a-serial-killer-paperback","title":"Lily's Camera: The Hunt For A Serial Killer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShannon Price\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll characters and events are fictional and all based on true crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1972, a serial killer was on the loose on Route 51 from Washington, DC. to Chicago. Who is he? Where does he come from?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTommy Davis Stone was born in Chicago in 1955 to a sixteen-year-old unmarried mother. He was adopted as a newborn and grew up in a content, working-class family in Washington, DC.. At an early age, he showed an unusual interest in the macabre. Around the age of nine, he became fascinated by knives and the tools hanging on the wall in his father's garage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt age ten, experimenting on small animals became a way of entertaining himself. It wasn't long before the pets in his neighborhood began to disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a teen, he escalated his pursuits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRose is a student at Howard University. Her roommate Elenor goes on a date with Tommy D. Stone, but it doesn't end well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollow The Flower Girls and Detectives Dillon and Valentine as they pursue TD Stone. Now an investigative journalism student at The University of Chicago, Lily discovers something about TD Stone, and in turn, he discovers something about himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s, there were nearly 300 known active serial killers in the U.S. The 1970s to 2000 period in the United States was known as the \"golden age of serial murder\". Many factors contributed to this increase in serial killings, including social changes, urbanization, and a lack of forensic technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spike in serial killings in the 1970s is thought to be due to urbanization, which put people in close proximity and offered anonymity. DNA was not available, which is why so many old cold cases are being solved today, decades later. Preserving evidence from the 70s was invaluable to finding closure. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45750698115269,"sku":"9798349419676","price":32.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/OD6RMLpL0E9798349419676.webp?v=1770199981","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/lilys-camera-the-hunt-for-a-serial-killer-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}