Dead in the Water

My Forty-Year Search for My Brother's Killer

By: Penny Farmer

Narrated by: Tess Gallagher, Ian Porter

In this shocking, heart-wrenching true-crime drama, a 40-year-old double murder brings together a grieving family and two brothers - just kids when they witnessed their father commit the brutal act - to track down a psychopath once suspected as being the Golden State Killer.

In 1978, two tortured corpses were discovered in the sea off Guatemala. Hooded, bound with ropes and weighted down with heavy engine parts, Chris Farmer and his girlfriend Peta Frampton were still clinging to life when they were thrown from a yacht on which they had been crewing.

This is the gripping account of how Chris's family painstakingly gathered evidence against the boat's Californian skipper, Silas Duane Boston, working alongside the FBI, Interpol, and police in the UK and the USA. Almost four decades later in 2015, there was a major breakthrough in the case when, using Facebook, Chris's sister Penny tracked Boston down. Following the testimony of his two sons who, as young boys, had witnessed the horrific murder of Chris and Peta at the hands of their father, Boston was finally arrested and charged with two counts of maritime murder.

Chillingly, Boston was later linked to several other killings on US soil - at one point he was even the FBI's prime suspect in the notorious Golden State Killer case, until DNA ruled him out. The list of crimes for which he was suspected put him in the league of America's most prolific and elusive serial killers.

Not just a story of murder on the high seas, Dead in the Water is a tale that offers insights into the minds of the killer and his two sons. And it reveals a family's fortitude and diligence in tracking down a monster of a man, a task which ultimately fell to the author to complete. It exemplifies that life can be senselessly snuffed out but love never dies.

©2019 Penny Farmer (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Incredible true story well read

This was an incredible story of the long wait and perseverance of a family. Loss, heartache, compassion and forgiveness bring families together across the ocean. So well read. I highly recommend!

Top Shelf True Crime!

This book was much more than your run of the mill True Crime Story. It exemplifies true love and the pursuit of justice. THIS BOOK WAS A PRIVILEGE TO READ/ LISTEN TO!

Justice too Late

Such an involved story, heartbreaking on so many levels. I truly felt the grief of the families who lost loved ones. It seems even sadder that much of the story might never have been written due to the failure of law enforcement in another country when they don’t follow up on accurate leads. I couldn’t believe how long it took for the whole story to unfold, I can recommend the book and it should be read with full attention.

Sad cold case

A very interesting and sad cold case. The parents did a great job looking into the death of their son and documenting everything

Grief never ends

Very interesting read and wonderful details on the sad ending of two people at the hands of a serial killer. Just the ripple of effect of one crazy evil man's life.