{"product_id":"murder-on-montanas-hi-line-9781467158381","title":"Murder on Montana's Hi-Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapturing Montana's Most Elusive Fugitive \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring an intense spring blizzard in 1951, affable Clarence Pellett picked up a teenaged hitchhiker along Montana's Hi-Line. Soon, blood from seven bullet holes in Pellett's back stained the snow-covered prairie. Following a brief manhunt and confession, a heated debate ensued over capital punishment as Communist attorneys swooped in \"to save this poor friendless boy.\" Frank Dryman, twice sentenced to hang, escaped the noose when a sympathetic Montana Supreme Court stayed each execution. The \"permanently insane and mentally deficient\" killer was paroled into the custody of his brother in California after serving thirteen years of a life sentence. Eighteen months later, he vanished. Using a series of aliases, Dryman hid in plain sight for forty years despite state and federal warrants. Clem Pellett recounts the enthralling twists and turns of his hunt for his grandfather's absconded murderer--the longest in state history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clem Pellett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e True Crime\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.37h x 5.98w x 0.47d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467158381","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44259401662601,"sku":"9781467158381","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_2ead7c66-b688-4a6d-ab8f-d9405fd89987.jpg?v=1749542689","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/murder-on-montanas-hi-line-9781467158381","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}