Deep in the Woods, Bryan Johnston
Deep in the Woods, Bryan Johnston
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Deep in the Woods
The 1935 Kidnapping of Nine-Year-Old George Weyerhaeuser, Heir to America's Mightiest Timber Dynasty

Author: Bryan Johnston

Narrator: Roger Wayne

Unabridged: 8 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/19/2021

Synopsis

It is a crime even the FBI must have considered fantastic and absurd.

In 1935, nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser, heir to one of the wealthiest families in America, is snatched off the streets two blocks from his home. The boy is kept manacled in a pit, chained to a tree, and locked in a closet. The perps—a career bank robber, a petty thief, and his nineteen-year-old never-been-in-trouble Mormon wife—quickly become the targets of the biggest manhunt in Northwest history. The caper plays out like a Hollywood thriller with countless twists and improbable developments. Perhaps the most astonishing thing of all, though, is how it all ends.

About Bryan Johnston

Bryan Johnston counted network affiliate television as his employer for twenty-five years, earning eleven regional Emmy awards as a writer and producer. He is the author of several Northwest-centric books and has written for numerous magazines and websites. He is currently the creative director for a Seattle creative agency. He is a born and bred Seattleite and lives there still with his wife, two teenage kids, and one large goldendoodle. His loves are sports, movies, and books. He's a middling golfer and used to have reasonable pop from the right side of the plate in his softball days. His favorite book is A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles; his favorite movie is Casablanca. Perhaps his greatest desire is to see the Seattle Mariners in the World Series in his lifetime. He is not holding his breath.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Donald

A good comprehensive report on one of the biggest events in Tacoma history. The book is well written and moves the story along quickly and concisely. A few typographical errors about the lawyers. I wish books like this one would share more about the "players" during the many years after the "main ev......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer

I love true crime and didn’t know anything about this crime-kidnapping. The author did a stellar job introducing me to the facts and background of all parties involved. With current crime they don’t always share information about everyone. This not only told me about the event it had an interview of......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

This is so very well researched and written. I appreciated how the author formatted the story to allow the reader to become entrenched in the story. Apparently, my grandfather was one of the FBI agents to work on this case so I had a personal interest in the story. I love that the author interviewed......more

Goodreads review by Bookworm

3.5 stars I’m rating this book based solely on my enjoyment of it. It was a superbly researched and written true crime. The story of the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping in the early 20th century was one I hadn’t heard of prior to reading this account. The book details the kidnapping, the efforts made to get......more

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