Richard Adams Carey is the author of the book “In That Evil Day” in which he discusses the events of the violent 1997 shooting in Colebrook, New Hampshire in which Wayne Saunders was shot. Richard grew up in Connecticut and attended Harvard. He moved around the country while writing various books that are acclaimed by The New York Times, Alaska Magazine, and more. In this interview, Adams Carey explains his background, research for the book, the community around Colebrook, and much more.
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Here’s What We Discuss:
- The Colebrook Murders
- Putting the puzzle pieces together
- Not enough exposure on the event
- Listings in a telephone book
- Went about the book stupidly
- Battle between burying the incident and opening up
- Expected to “suck it up” after incidents
- Challenge: freedom of information
- Dissecting the documents; generosity of agencies
- No sense of competition in law enforcement
- Not a typical true crime book
- Mindset of those in the community
- Flirtations with militia groups
- National problem with little reporting
- Breakdown of the incident
- The good out of the incident
- Civilian heroes
- Outsider looking in to insider looking in
- Book title