How a vicious bombing murder on Main Street shattered the small town of Marshall, Michigan
Every small town has a moment when the real world abruptly intrudes, shattering the town's notions of itself and its people. For Marshall, Michigan, that moment came August 18, 1967. Nola Puyear was working downtown at the Tasty Cafe when she received a package. She opened it and was instantly killed in an explosion. Based on extensive interviews with surviving prosecutors, police, and witnesses, Blaine Pardoe re-creates the investigation that pried into Marshall's dark underbelly and uncovered the seamy private lives led by some of the town's citizenry.