| Murderous Acts: 100 Years of Crime in the Midwest Contributor(s): McQueen, Keven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253058449 ISBN-13: 9780253058447 Publisher: Quarry Books OUR PRICE: $19.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Historical - True Crime | Abductions, Kidnappings & Missing Persons - True Crime | Murder - Serial Killers |
| Dewey: 364.152 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.83" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: While the Midwest may be known for salt-of-the-earth folks, it's also home to murder and mayhem. In Murderous Acts: 100 Years of Crime in the Midwest, Keven McQueen explores a century of true crimes committed in 10 Midwestern states, from the 1840s to the 1940s. With a touch of gallows humor, McQueen relies on original research to recount infamous transgressions--including Michigan's Robert Irving Latimer case, the serial murders of Nebraskan Jake Bird, and the bloody deeds of Kansas's Bender family--as well as gruesome tales that are less well known, such as the Wisconsin man with a penchant for swinging an axe at the necks of men he didn't care for, the Hoosier who killed his sweetheart in the midst of a Halloween ball, and the French nobleman who wreaked havoc in a St. Louis hotel. Murderous Acts will intrigue and delight fans of true crime and will send a shiver down the spine of any reader fascinated by the dark history of America's Heartland. |