On July 31, 1952, a murder occurred in a bar in a small resort town in northern Michigan. The trial that followed, in which young army lieutenant Coleman Peterson was tried for murdering the bar owner, inspired a bestselling novel and an Academy Award-nominated film starring Jimmy Stewart. Boston College Jesuit priest Frank J. Parker, S.J., showcases the far-reaching power of a single crime in his new book, The Anatomy of a Murder Trilogy: A Classic Trial, Book, and Film. His book follows the murder from the barroom to the court room to the theatrical release of the 1959 film. Now retired, Fr. Parker was a professor in the Carroll School of Management and adjunct professor in BC Law School. Throughout his long career, Fr. Parker served as an attorney, consultant to the Government of Bermuda, and United States delegate to UNESCO and the U.N. Human Rights Commission. In 2023, he celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood.