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Getting Away with Bloody Murder
9781455626205
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James Brockman rose from shady character to preeminent defense attorney in Houston, Texas representing clients including gang leaders, jilted spouses, wealthy storekeepers and drunken on-duty policemen. These high-profile true crime and murder accounts take place between 1895 and 1910. They cross racial lines, revealing instances of separate and unequal justice in segregated Texas that had a lasting effect on the city and the state. His career gained national recognition, including his involvement in the most famous American murder case of the young twentieth century, when he himself was murdered leaving a dubious legacy.
Death Over a Diamond Stud
9781455624164
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A true crime history of wrongful arrest, obsessive revenge, and an infamous murder in New Orleans at the turn of the 20th century.
In July of 1903, the newly elected District Attorney J. Ward Gurley was shot to death in his office by a former client. After killing Gurley, Lewis Lyons turned his gun on himself. When his suicide attempt failed, Lyons became the subject of an explosive murder trial and sentenced to death. Once a hardworking family man, Lyons� downward spiral began years before, when he was wrongly arrested for the theft of a diamond shirt stud.
Death Over a Diamond Stud recounts the gripping true story of the first judicial murder of the 20th century. Gurley�s murder sent shock waves through New Orleans not only because of the brutal and brazen nature of the killing, but because the suspect�s name had previously been in the city newspapers. Author Christopher G. Pea vividly recounts Lyons� journey from innocent man to the cold-blooded killer of his own attorney.
In July of 1903, the newly elected District Attorney J. Ward Gurley was shot to death in his office by a former client. After killing Gurley, Lewis Lyons turned his gun on himself. When his suicide attempt failed, Lyons became the subject of an explosive murder trial and sentenced to death. Once a hardworking family man, Lyons� downward spiral began years before, when he was wrongly arrested for the theft of a diamond shirt stud.
Death Over a Diamond Stud recounts the gripping true story of the first judicial murder of the 20th century. Gurley�s murder sent shock waves through New Orleans not only because of the brutal and brazen nature of the killing, but because the suspect�s name had previously been in the city newspapers. Author Christopher G. Pea vividly recounts Lyons� journey from innocent man to the cold-blooded killer of his own attorney.
