The Crucifixion Murders

Rumors of abuse at the hands of clergy make news today, but in 1960 even knowledge of it raised very few eyebrows. That's because stern discipline was commonplace then and often encouraged; especially at religious institutions. So much so that no one in the small community of Mountain View Vermont was even a little surprised to learn yet another camper had run away from Crescent Lake; a religious summer camp catering to troubled boys with rich parents. Even the police weren't overly concerned and only conducted token searches for runaway campers; any not found were assumed living in a commune, or on the streets of a big city. Then the skeletal remains of five victims were discovered, all runaways from that camp and killed in a manner that left no doubt in anyone's mind; a twisted killer was on the loose. But Trooper Samuels' prime suspect, the camp's nasty director Father Leo, appears to be much too cleaver for the police. Then a tip from a camp employee, a hunch and a surprise maneuver catch the killer in the act of murdering his next victim.