In Historic Columbus Crimes, the father-daughter team of David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker looks back at sixteen tales of murder, mystery and mayhem culled from city history. Take the rock star slain by a troubled fan or the drag queen slashed to death by a would-be ninja. Then there's the writer who died acting out the plot of his next book, the minister's wife incinerated in the parsonage furnace and a couple of serial killers who outdid the Son of Sam. Not to mention a gunfight at Broad and High, grave-robbing medical students, the bloodiest day in FBI history and other fascinating stories of crime and tragedy. They're all here, and they're all true!
David Meyers is a lifelong resident of Columbus, Ohio. David has authored or coauthored a half dozen previous works, including Columbus Unforgettables; Listen for the Jazz; Columbus: The Musical Crossroads and The Last Christmas Carol. Elise Meyers Walker is a freelance writer and photographer and lifelong resident of Columbus, Ohio. Elise was also a performer at Disney World and a member of a professional theatre company in New York. She previously collaborated on Central Ohio's Historic Prisons with her father, David Meyers.