Sources and Further Reading

The Hi-Fi murders are well documented in court records, news archives, and books. These are good starting points for primary and secondary sources. This site summarizes; the sources below carry the full detail.

Books

  • Gary Kinder, Victim: The Other Side of Murder (Delacorte Press, 1982). ISBN 978-0-385-29105-7.
  • John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker, The Anatomy of Motive (Scribner, 1999).
  • John E. Douglas et al., Crime Classification Manual (John Wiley and Sons).
  • L. Kay Gillespie, The Unforgiven: Utah’s Executed Men (Signature Books, 1997). ISBN 978-1-56085-098-4.

Court records

  • State v. Pierre, Utah Supreme Court (1977).
  • William Andrews appeal, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit (1986).
  • Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Case 11.139 (petition 1992, finding 1996).

News and archives

  • Deseret News and The Salt Lake Tribune archives, 1974 to 2002.
  • Ogden Standard-Examiner, including 40th and 50th anniversary reporting.
  • The New York Times, April 1974 and July 1992.
  • Weber State University Digital Exhibits, “50 Stories for 50 Years,” Hi-Fi murders entry.
  • Wikipedia, Hi-Fi murders, a useful overview with full citations.

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