Frozen Tears is accurate, compelling and complete. J.B. King brought together this serious murder investigation by multiple law enforcement entities as they built the court prosecutable case against SP4 Johnny Lee Thornton, a military police game warden at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. J.B. collated, analyzed, and wrote this book based on his personal knowledge, and careful reviews of the investigative reports from the US Army Criminal Investigation Command (CID), The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), The Missouri State Highway Patrol, The Pulaski County Sheriff's office and news media accounts of the murder. He did so in an excellent manner.
CW5 Willie J Rowell, CID Special Agent (Retired)
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It is only fitting that a distinguished career law enforcement professional such as J.B. King should recount the history of such a ruthless and heinous crime, conducted by one who was entrusted with the distinctive responsibility of protecting the community. That special trust was broken when Thornton, a young military police patrolman, brutally and sadistically committed the "Crime of the Century" against the most young and innocent. How could this abomination have happened? As the initial responder, J.B. gives invaluable insight and first-hand description of the multi-jurisdictional investigation, arrest and ultimate prosecution of a sinister, evil and psychotic individual. A masterful job written from a human standpoint, not just the cold facts of an investigation file.
Rex Forney Jr, Colonel (Retired), US Army Military Police
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My forty-year wait for a Johnny Lee Thornton book is finally over, with Frozen Tears making every day of it worth while. Author J.B. King does a fantastic job of bringing this brutal, but intriguing, crime story back to life.
Ronald Long--Retired Sheriff and Author
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At long last, the bizarre details of this riveting 1970s' murder case are finally revealed to the reading public.
T. A. Taylor--Army MP Sergeant Major (Retired)
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Frozen Tears--The Fort Leonard Wood MP Murders reads like an episode of The First 48 that segues into an episode of Law & Order, drawing the reader into the shocking and senseless murders of three rural Missouri teenagers and the still-unsolved disappearance of two Waynesville teens. King leaves nothing on the table except for the answer that Thornton himself must provide--where are Al and TC?
Laura Huffman--Local Historian and Author
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