“The Westside Park Murders: Muncie’s Most Notorious Cold Case” Virtual Author Talk w/ Keith Roysdon

Muncie Public Library (MPL) hosted a virtual author talk via Zoom on March 10, 2021 with special guest Keith Roysdon, co-author of the book “The Westside Park Murders: Muncie’s Most Notorious Cold Case” by Keith Roysdon and Douglas Walker.  The program included an introduction by Roysdon, an interview conducted by Sara McKinley (MPL’s Local History & Genealogy Supervisor), historical newspaper images related to the Westside Park case, and a Q&A session with the virtual audience.    About the book (from the press release by Arcadia Publishing and The History Press): "On a warm night in September 1985, teenagers Kimberly Dowell and Ethan Dixon were brutally murdered in Westside Park in Muncie, Indiana. Their killer has never been charged. Early on, police focused on a family member of one of the teens as a primary suspect. The investigation even ruled out fantastic scenarios, including a theory that the perpetrator was a Dungeons & Dragons devotee. The case grew cold. Only decades later did a dogged police investigator narrow the scope to a suspect whose name has never been publicly revealed until now. Keith Roysdon and Douglas Walker, authors of Wicked Muncie and Muncie Murder & Mayhem, have followed the investigation into the Westside Park murders for decades and, for the first time, report the complete and untold story." Stay connected with your Muncie Public Library: Facebook ►   / munciepubliclibrary​   Instagram ►   / munciepubliclibrary​