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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San Diego Murder & Mayhem
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Murder & Mayhem in the Crescenta Valley
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Murder and Mayhem in the Napa Valley
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San Diego Murder & Mayhem

9781467138550

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Early twentieth-century San Diego was growing fast, and the officers sworn to protect the city encountered more than their fair share of wily lawbreakers. From a shootout with a lone gunman in Mission Hills to gunfights with a gang of bank robbers that involved enthusiastic bystanders hoping to assist, detectives and patrolmen alike tried to maintain the peace. They encountered unexpected bodies, confronted car thieves and pursued criminals through neighboring states and into Mexico. Join author Steve Willard as he unearths stories directly from the case files of the early San Diego Police Department.
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Murder & Mayhem in the Crescenta Valley

9781609499976

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The pleasant neighborhoods of the Crescenta Valley offer no hint of the many violent and heinous crimes that have occurred between the San Gabriel and Verdugo Mountains. But ties to such macabre episodes as the Onion Field murder and the search for the Hillside Strangler left lasting scars here. Infamous criminals such as mafia boss Joe Iron Man Ardizzone, red-light bandit Caryl Chessman and accused yacht bomber Beulah Overell have left a black eye on La Cresecenta's history--not to mention the Rattlesnake Murder, Female Bluebeard and Santa Claus Killer. Join historians Gary Keyes and Mike Lawler as they expose the crimes and criminals that have inflicted murder and mayhem in Glendale, La Crescenta, Montrose and La Canada Flintridge.
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Murder and Mayhem in the Napa Valley

9781609495442

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The picturesque vineyards of California's Napa Valley, one of the world's premier tourist destinations, disguise a tangled history of lawlessness, depravity and frontier justice. Some crimes were committed over debts, some for retribution and others in the name of love. Famed photographer Eadweard Muybridge killed a man for seducing his wife but was acquitted. Other criminals were not so lucky and met the gallows, like murderer William Roe, the state's final public execution. From the Pomo massacre--the first criminal case heard by the California Supreme Court--to the cold cases that continue to haunt the region, Napa Police Detective Todd Shulman decants the crimes of the Napa Valley, memorializing the victims and honoring the efforts of local law enforcement.
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