The book festival observed its 20th anniversary this year. As always, the celebration involved readers listening to and talking with writers about poetry, history, fiction, politics and everything else you can imagine.
A brutal murder. A missing murder weapon. A jury shocked by accusations that a father would kill his family. We talk with journalist and author Noel Hamiel. His book about the Mathis Murders explores the crime and trial that shook a community. We also explore the rock that built a city. Images of the Past looks at the history of pink quartzite.
The Mathis case, the trial and the questions that remain to this day are the subject of a new book, "South Dakota's Mathis Murders: Horror in the Heartland" by long-time South Dakota journalist Noel Hamiel. The book is available to purchase on Monday.
The Mathis case, the trial and the questions that remain to this day are the subject of a new book, "South Dakota's Mathis Murders: Horror in the Heartland" by long-time South Dakota journalist Noel Hamiel. The book is available to purchase on Monday.