Earlier today Green Bay writer Mike Dauplaise stopped by to drop off copies of his new book Torture at the Back Forty. The book tells the story of the murder of Margaret Anderson, the investigation, and finally the capture and trial of her attackers. Torture was released by Titletown Publishing at the same time as Lynda Drews’ Run at Destruction, both books concerning murders in the Green Bay area in the early 1980s.
Anderson’s rape and murder happened in Green Bay in 1983. Her body was found on a manure pile on Lime Kiln Road, where she was dumped after she was assaulted in a local tavern known as The Back Forty. It was a particularly shocking incident for the small town for its brutality. Her attackers were part of the motorcycle gang culture, and the book delves into that aspect of the crime.
Dauplaise also dropped off a few copies of his earlier book Bodyguard to the Packers. Dauplaise authored the book with Jerry Parins who was the former Security Director for the Packers. His position provided unique insights into the operations of the team and the NFL.
As we were talking earlier today, Dauplaise explained to me that it was the book with Jerry Parins that ultimately led to Torture at the Back Forty. Parins had been on the force of the Green Bay Police Department before working with the Packer organization, and a chapter in his book deals with being called to investigate the murder of Margaret Anderson. Researching and writing that chapter with Parins eventually led to an entire book devoted to the subject of the Anderson murder.
