A Real Life Whodunit from Portland, Oregon
Review by Kim Cantrell
November 1960. Two young lovers, parked on a deserted lane on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon.
Sounds like the beginning of an urban myth, doesn’t it?
But it’s not. This story is all too true.
In November 1960, Portland teen Larry Peyton was brutally murdered and his teenage sweetheart, Beverly Allan, was kidnapped and later found alongside the Sunset Highway. She had been raped and murdered.
But how long had Beverly been held captive? Who could do such a vicious thing? And why?
These are the questions that swirled in the minds of Portland residents and police detectives working to find the killer.
Or killers.
Portland writer and investigator Phil Stanford takes readers on the decade long search for justice that ended with more questions than answers in his 2010 true crime book titled The Peyton-Allan Files.
Written with an easy style that includes just the facts in perfect chronological order, Stanford masterfully untangles the web of deceit created by police, a vengeful busybody, and a manipulated, troubled teenage “witness.”
Who really killed Larry Peyton and Beverly Allan? The Peyton-Allan Files presents the details of the case, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions until the very end – and it’s only then that Stanford makes clear his own suspicions.
At 188 pages, The Peyton-Allan Files is quick, thoroughly engrossing book that is a must read for any fan of true crime and real-life whodunits.
To purchase and/or learn more about this book and author Phil Stanford, visit www.ptownbooks.com.
After you’ve read it, please come back and share with me about who you think was responsible for the Peyton-Allan murders. I’m anxious to hear your thoughts!
The Peyton-Allan Files is a must read! So go get it:
