| Description |
xix, 247 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-247). |
| Contents |
The Mysterious Death of Belle Shenkenberger -- The Liberation of Nora Coleman -- 'Sweet Dreams, Mother' -- Dan Snider and the Strychnine Solution -- The Case of the Drowsy Uxoricidist -- Death on Maish Road -- Chirka and Rasico -- Manhunt for the In-law Outlaws -- The Black Sheep of Goldsmith -- He Was Her Man, But He Done Her Wrong -- Fairy's Grim Tale of the Murder on LaFountain -- Murder on Anderson and Main -- The Strawtown Murders -- Murder Unbecoming a Hero -- The Awful Crime of Jesse McClure -- Massacre on Laughery Creek -- The Legend of Kokomo Mayor H.C. Cole -- Gun Girl -- Murder Most Foul -- The Strange Death of Garnet Ginn. |
| Summary |
"A modern retelling of 20 sensational true crimes, No Place Like Murder reveals the inside details behind nefarious acts that shocked the Midwest between 1869 and 1950. The stories chronicle the misdeeds, examining the perpetrators' mindsets, motives, lives, apprehensions, and trials, as well as what became of them long after." -- back cover. |
| Subject(S) |
Murder -- Middle West -- History -- 19th century.
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Murder -- Middle West -- History -- 20th century.
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Murderers -- Middle West -- History -- 19th century.
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Murderers -- Middle West -- History -- 20th century.
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True crime stories.
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True crime stories.
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| Added Name(S) |
Sweazy, Larry D., writer of forward.
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Boomhower, Ray E., 1959- writer of forward.
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| ISBN |
9780253052780 (paperback) |
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0253052785 (paperback) |
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