# The Hunting Accident: A True Story of Crime and Poetry - Hardcover

by **David L. Carlson** (Author), **Landis Blair** (Illustrator)

**The amazing true story of Matt Rizzo, an uneducated blind criminal who received a classical education in prison from his cellmate, Nathan Leopold Jr., of the infamous Leopold and Loeb duo.**

It was a hunting accident--that much Charlie is sure of. That's how his father, Matt Rizzo--a gentle intellectual who writes epic poems in Braille--had lost his vision. It's not until Charlie's troubled teenage years, when he's facing time for his petty crimes, that he learns the truth.

Matt Rizzo was blinded by a shotgun blast to the face--but it was while participating in an armed robbery.

Newly blind and without hope, Matt began his bleak new life at Stateville Prison. But in this unlikely place, Matt's life and very soul were saved by one of America's most notorious killers: Nathan Leopold Jr., of the infamous Leopold and Loeb.

From David L. Carlson and Landis Blair comes the unbelievable true story of a father, a son, and remarkable journey from despair to enlightenment.

### Author Biography

**David L. Carlson** has been a filmmaker, musician, car salesman, experience designer, and is the co-founder of Opera-Matic, a nonprofit street opera company in Chicago. _The_ _Hunting Accident_ is his first book.

**Landis Blair** is the author and illustrator of _The Envious Siblings: and Other Morbid Nursery Rhymes,_ as well as the illustrator of the _New York Times_ bestseller _From Here to Eternity_ and the graphic novel _The Hunting Accident,_ which won the 2021 Fauve d'Or and the 2020 Quai des Bulles prize_._ He has published illustrations in numerous print and online periodicals including _The New Yorker_, the _New York Times_, _Chicago_ magazine, _VQR_, and _Medium_. He lives in Chicago.

**Number of Pages:** 464

**Dimensions:** 1.6 x 9.2 x 8.2 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** September 19, 2017

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