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The Downfall of Galveston's May Walker Burleson
9781467139663
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Witch of Delray: Rose Veres & Detroit’s Infamous 1930s Murder Mystery
9781467137546
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Author Karen Dybis follows the twists and turns of a shocking story, revealing the truth of Detroit's own Hex Woman.
Detroit was full of stark contrasts in 1931. Political scandals, rumrunners and mobs lurked in the shadows of the city's soaring architecture and industrious population. As the Great Depression began to take hold, tensions grew, spilling over into the investigation of a mysterious murder at the boardinghouse of Hungarian immigrant Rose Veres. Amid accusations of witchcraft, Rose and her son Bill were convicted of the brutal killing and suspected in a dozen more. Their cries of innocence went unheeded - until one lawyer, determined to seek justice, took on the case.
Six Miles to Charleston
9781609491178
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Explore the grizzly tale of Charleston's most infamous serial killers from the beginning of their reign of horror till their eventual incarceration and execution.
In 1819, a young man outwitted death at the hands of John and Lavinia Fisher and sparked the hunt for Charleston's most notorious serial killers. Former homicide investigator Bruce Orr follows the story of the Fishers, from the initial police raid on their Six Mile Inn with its reportedly grisly cellar to the murderous couple's incarceration and execution at the squalid Old City Jail. Yet there still may be more sinister deeds left unpunished, an overzealous sheriff, corrupt officials and documents only recently discovered all suggest that there is more to the tale. Orr uncovers the mysteries and debunks the myths behind the infamous legend of the nation's first convicted female serial killer.
Daughter of the White River
9781609499136
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Join author Denise Parkinson for an intimate look at a Depression-era tragedy.
The once-thriving houseboat communities along Arkansas' White River are long gone, and few remember the sensational murder story that set local darling Helen Spence on a tragic path. In 1931, Spence shocked Arkansas when she avenged her father's murder in a DeWitt courtroom. The state soon discovered that no prison could hold her. For the first time, prison records are unveiled to provide an essential portrait. The legend of Helen Spence refuses to be forgotten--despite her unmarked grave.
Minnesota's Notorious Nellie King
9781626192072
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Michigan's Strychnine Saint
9781626192577
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Missouri's Murderous Matrons
9781467140720
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