Cold Case File

the long version

Cold Case File: Murder in the Mountains is the thrilling story of the disappearance of Michele Wallace, a photographer who went missing in the Rocky Mountains in 1974. Young readers will go on a 19-year journey as police try to find Michele's body. Kids will be amazed to learn how investigators used techniques such as forensic dentistry, forensic anthropology, and hair analysis to unearth clues and find the mountain murderer. Cold Case File is written in a narrative nonfiction format that is intended to grab kids' attention and engage struggling readers. Fact Files on each spread provide a close-up look at the criminal and forensic evidence that were used to solve the crime. Cold Case File: Murder in the Mountains is part of Bearport's Crime Solvers series.