When teenage members of the gang disappear, investigators know the clock is ticking. Once again they rely on a Johnston Gang snitch to lead them to answers. On a cold December night, in a remote, wooded area of rural Pennsylvania, police start to dig. What they find makes it clear the Johnstons will stop at nothing to keep people from ratting on the family.

When teenage members of the gang disappear, investigators know the clock is ticking. Once again they rely on a Johnston Gang snitch to lead them to answers. On a cold December night, in a remote, wooded area of rural Pennsylvania, police start to dig. What they find makes it clear the Johnstons will stop at nothing to keep people from ratting on the family.

E4 | Digging Up The Kiddie Gang

The events that took place in Chester County, Pennsylvania in August 1978 were unthinkable. Family killing family. A father calling for the murder of his own son. For years The Johnston Gang got away with everything&mdash;theft, burglary, violence&mdash;until the brazen attacks of August 1978 crossed a line, and the family crime empire began to crumble. Host and writer Amanda Lamb shares her own memories of the murders and the trials that followed. Her father was the lead prosecutor who helped bring the killers to justice. A fictional account of The Johnston Gang&rsquo;s downfall was portrayed in the 1986 movie &ldquo;At Close Range,&rdquo; but this is the real story of a violent family crime operation and the long task of bringing its leaders to justice.&nbsp;The Killing Month August 1978 is a production of WRAL News in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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The events that took place in Chester County, Pennsylvania in August 1978 were unthinkable. Family killing family. A father calling for the murder of his own son. For years The Johnston Gang got away with everything—theft, burglary, violence—until the brazen attacks of August 1978 crossed a line, and the family crime empire began to crumble. Host and writer Amanda Lamb shares her own memories of the murders and the trials that followed. Her father was the lead prosecutor who helped bring the killers to justice. A fictional account of The Johnston Gang’s downfall was portrayed in the 1986 movie “At Close Range,” but this is the real story of a violent family crime operation and the long task of bringing its leaders to justice. The Killing Month August 1978 is a production of WRAL News in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The events that took place in Chester County, Pennsylvania in August 1978 were unthinkable. Family killing family. A father calling for the murder of his own son. For years The Johnston Gang got away with everything—theft, burglary, violence—until the brazen attacks of August 1978 crossed a line, and the family crime empire began to crumble. Host and writer Amanda Lamb shares her own memories of the murders and the trials that followed. Her father was the lead prosecutor who helped bring the killers to justice. A fictional account of The Johnston Gang’s downfall was portrayed in the 1986 movie “At Close Range,” but this is the real story of a violent family crime operation and the long task of bringing its leaders to justice.&nbsp;The Killing Month August 1978 is a production of WRAL News in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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