The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia [Paperback]

In 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to notorious Corpsewood Manor under the pretense of a celebration. They brutally murdered their hosts. Dr. Charles Scudder and companion Joey Odom built the castle in the woods in the Trion forest after Scudder left his position as professor at Loyola. He brought with him twelve thousand doses of LSD. Rumors of drug use and Satanism swirled around the two men. Scudder even claimed to have summoned a demon to protect the estate. The murders set the stage for a trial vibrant with local lore. Author Amy Petulla uncovers the curious case that left two men dead and the incredible story still surrounded by controversy, speculation and myth.The book covers background on the victims and other key people as well as the town, details about what happened that night, the subsequent trials and appeals, the property, the alleged haunting, and the aftermath. Law enforcement sources furnished Petulla with photos from the crime scene, and the book contains over 50 photos, including several never published before, along with many details never shared publicly before, and corrections of some of the common misconceptions about the victims and the events. Petulla shared the infamous self-portrait done by Scudder some time before his death, bound and shot five times in the head, just as he was found.All on Georgia

Another unique aspect of Petulla's book is her examination of other bizarre events that have occurred in Trion. She said she got permission from Stephen King to compare Trion to the town of Castle Rock, a nexus for paranormal and supernatural events featured in many of King's works.Times Free Press