The Hi-Fi murders have been covered in a book, a network television movie, true crime podcasts, and decades of news reporting. Here is where to find more.
Where to find more
Victim, by Gary Kinder (1982)
The main book on the case, published by Delacorte Press. It follows Cortney Naisbitt and his family through the crime and his long recovery, and remains the most detailed published account. ISBN 978-0-385-29105-7.
Aftermath: A Test of Love (1991)
A CBS television movie based on the case, starring Richard Chamberlain and Michael Learned. It focused on the Naisbitt family’s experience after the crime.
In true crime literature
The case is a sample case in the FBI’s Crime Classification Manual and is taught at the FBI Academy at Quantico. It is also discussed in John E. Douglas’s The Anatomy of Motive and in L. Kay Gillespie’s The Unforgiven: Utah’s Executed Men (1997).
Recurring coverage
The case is a recurring true crime podcast subject and has appeared in local Utah retrospectives, including ABC4’s Justice Files and Standard-Examiner anniversary reporting. Search your podcast app for “Hi-Fi murders” to find current episodes.
For original documents and news archives, see sources and further reading.