Murder & Mayhem

The Murder & Mayhem American history books series focuses on the sinister underbelly of our towns, counties, and cities. Meet the bank robber who killed both the Michigan’s warden and deputy warden. Discover how one of Rhode Island’s physicians got away with practicing while using narcotics. Get a front seat to Andrew Jackson’s legendary bar fight in Nashville, then visit the site of Ted Bundy’s first kill in Seattle. From the bloody Berkshires to notorious Jefferson County, these sordid stories provide transfixing entertainment for true crime fans everywhere. 
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Murder & Mayhem in Spokane
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Murder & Mayhem in the Willamette Valley
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Murder & Mayhem in Seattle
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Murder & Mayhem in Spokane

9781467150392

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Spokane’s dark history is loaded with murders, mischief, and drama.

The beautiful city was once considered a millionaire’s paradise as well as a hobo’s playground, but danger lurked beneath the surface. The Black Hand gang, police hot on their trail, stalked the streets looking for local mobster Frank Bruno. A teenage boy picked up an ax for nefarious purposes. McNeil State Penitentiary housed notorious characters Charles Manson and the Birdman of Alcatraz, while Herbert Niccolls Jr., locked up at twelve years old, made history as the youngest inmate at Walla Walla Penitentiary. Join author Deborah Cuyle as she uncovers the Lilac City’s violent past.

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Murder & Mayhem in the Willamette Valley

9781467151740

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Beneath the bucolic scenery of Oregon's Willamette Valley lies a dark and sinister past. Beneath the bucolic scenery of Oregon's Willamette Valley lies a dark and sinister past.
The 150-mile swath of vineyards, farmland and idyllic towns has hosted its fair share of murderers, bootleggers, and even a serial killer. Moonshiners like the Sutherland family used the wooded hills to hide their operations, skirting the law until it cost one cop his life. A chain of restaurants served as the public face of The Children of the Valley of Life, a cult with members who hid in hand-dug caves to escape the authorities. The Molalla Forest Killer, who committed multiple gruesome murders, stalked the byways.
Join author Jennifer Byers Chambers as she uncovers the grim and deadly secrets of the Willamette Valley.
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Murder & Mayhem in Seattle

9781467136600

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A history of deadly crime in the Emerald City, from its founding to the Green River Killer.

Seattle harbors a dark and violent history that stretches back to a bloody battle between natives and settlers in 1856. In the early 1900s, Dr. Linda Hazzard stole money from countless patients after starving them to death in her infamous sanitarium. Three robbers opened fire in the notorious Wah Mee gambling club in 1983, killing thirteen people in the state’s deadliest mass homicide.

Some of America’s most notorious serial killers wrought terror in Seattle, including the Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway. Ted Bundy’s murder spree started in King County before reaching national attention in the 1970s.

Local author Teresa Nordheim exposes these and many more gruesome events that scarred the city.

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Murder & Mayhem in Central Washington

9781467148139

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Crime ran rampant across Central Washington at the turn of the 20th century.


From jail breaks, lethal bootleggers and assassinations in Kittitas County to shootouts and burglaries in Benton County, lawlessness abounded. In Zillah, the Dymond Brothers Gang were known for stealing horses between prison stints. In Yakima, residents reeled in shock over the premeditated killing of a gambler, a riot and the discovery that a respected brewer committed murder. Through it all, sheriffs like Jasper Day tried to keep the peace with mixed success.


Author Ellen Allmendinger recounts the tales that once made this the roughest region of the Pacific Northwest.

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