Murder Mayhem In Rockford Illinois

Author : Kathi Kresol
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-09
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781625856609

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Murder & Mayhem in Rockford, Illinois by Kathi Kresol Pdf

The shocking true crimes of Rockford, Illinois, come to light in this fascinating account of a midwestern city’s sordid history of murder and corruption. Rockford, Illinois, rightly prizes its prosperous heritage, built on manufacturing concerns like the Rockford Watch Factory and the Manny Reaper Company. But the town formerly known as Midway also harbors a history of crime and calamity . . . Gunfire broke out in the streets when networks of Prohibition informants decided to go rogue. In 1893, John Hart forced his own sisters to drink poison. Three years later, James French shot down his wife in the street. Over the years, a courthouse collapsed, a factory exploded and trains collided . . . Join local historian Kathi Kresol as she explores Rockford, Illinois’s scandalous past in this gripping book of small-town true crime stories.

Author : Nick Vulich
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780359107131

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Murder, Madness, and Mayhem on the Iowa Illinois Frontier by Nick Vulich Pdf

It's not the usual boring history read. It's a fast-paced, easy to read, behind the scenes look at the making of Iowa and Illinois focusing on Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois.

Author : Kathi Kresol
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439662823

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Haunted Rockford, Illinois by Kathi Kresol Pdf

Follow local historian and “Ghost Lady” Kathi Kresol as she researches the spirits, curses, and curiosities from the Forest City’s shadowy past. Just beneath the glossy surface of Rockford’s rich heritage lies a dark history of tragedy, a troubled and turbulent past leaving scars that still resonate today. Geraldine Bourbon’s final struggle echoes throughout the farmhouse where her estranged husband pursued her with a pistol from room to room before gently laying her corpse on the bed. The sobs of society darling Carrie Spafford still keep vigil over the family plot of the cemetery where she sowed the heartbreak of her twilight years. From the vengeance of Chief Big Thunder to the Witch of McGregor Road, author Kathi Kresol shares the legends and lore of Rockford’s haunted history. Includes photos! “There are reasons why Kathi Kresol believes Rockford is so haunted. The tour guide said there are good ‘conductors’ for the supernatural in the city’s downtown area. These factors include being near a body of water, having limestone in the area and the area having a Native American influence.” —Beloit Daily News

Author : Troy Taylor
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-07
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781625841124

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Murder & Mayhem on Chicago's West Side by Troy Taylor Pdf

The author of Haunted Illinois takes readers to the Windy City’s wild west, where criminals from Frank Capone to John Wayne Gacy left their mark. Blazing from the West Side, the Great Chicago Fire left nothing but ashy remnants of the developing city, leveling its landscape but certainly not its spirit. While the West Side was home to the infamous O’Leary barn, it was also where news of some of the city’s most gruesome and horrific crimes reverberated throughout the state and across the country. Read about the bloody end of Roger “the Terrible” Touhy, who, although he undoubtedly lived up to his name, met an ill-deserved fate. Troy Taylor also delves into the life of John Wayne Gacy, the depraved man masked by the clown costume, and yet again proves to be a master storyteller and historian of Chicago’s criminal underworld. Includes photos!

Author : John J Dunphy
Publisher : History Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1540246086

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Murder and Mayhem in Southwestern Illinois by John J Dunphy Pdf

Southwestern Illinois experienced a plethora of violence during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Settlers and Native Americans clashed at the Wood River Settlement, while Abraham Lincoln dueled on a Mississippi River island. Racial strife led to the lynching of a Black schoolteacher in Belleville in 1903 and a deadly riot in East St. Louis fourteen years later. Benbow City was a latter-day Wild West town of saloons, gambling dens and brothels, and Pere Marquette State Park screened a cache of Nike missiles. From the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.'s killer to the mystery surrounding Jean Lafitte's grave, John Dunphy examines the bloody ledger of southwestern Illinois.

Author : John J. Dunphy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-22
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781439672068

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Murder & Mayhem in Southwestern Illinois by John J. Dunphy Pdf

Southwestern Illinois experienced a plethora of violence during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Settlers and Native Americans clashed at the Wood River Settlement, while Abraham Lincoln dueled on a Mississippi River island. Racial strife led to the lynching of a Black schoolteacher in Belleville in 1903 and a deadly riot in East St. Louis fourteen years later. Benbow City was a latter-day Wild West town of saloons, gambling dens and brothels, and Pere Marquette State Park screened a cache of Nike missiles. From the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.'s killer to the mystery surrounding Jean Lafitte's grave, John Dunphy examines the bloody ledger of southwestern Illinois.

Author : R. Marcin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467146142

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Murder and Mayhem in the Finger Lakes by R. Marcin Pdf

"The pristine waters of the Finger Lakes inspire tranquility, but the region has not been spared a history of high-profile murders. ...Author R. Marcin explores the gruesome history of homicide in the Finger Lakes."--Back cover.

Author : Troy Taylor
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-28
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781614233053

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Murder and Mayhem in Chicago's Downtown by Troy Taylor Pdf

In the company of author Troy Taylor, pull off the trick of coming back alive from some of Chicago's most infamous "one-way rides." Meet the deadly womanizer Johann Hoch, who would propose to a woman within twenty minutes of meeting her and then poison her within a week. Follow "Terrible" Tommy O'Conner as he eluded the gallows for more than fifty years, until the city finally grew "tired of waiting" and dismantled them for the final time. Learn how even flower shops and cathedrals weren't safe from gangland violence, and relive the tragic fire at the Iroquois Theatre, where a "fireproof" curtain was made of cotton and did little to stop the blaze that killed more people than the Great Fire of 1871.

Author : Ted Bacino
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781452050676

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The Shakespeare Conspiracy by Ted Bacino Pdf

TWO QUESTIONS HAVE ALWAYS PLAGUED HISTORIANS: HOW COULD Christopher Marlowe, a known spy and England's foremost playwright, be suspiciously murdered and quickly buried in an unmarked grave just days before he was to be tried for treason? HOW COULD William Shakespeare replace Marlowe as England's greatest playwright virtually overnight when Shakespeare had never written anything before and was merely an unknown actor? Historians have noted that the Bard of Stratford was better known at that time for holding horses for the gentry while they watched plays. The Shakespeare Conspiracy is a historical novel that intertwines the two mysteries and then puts the pieces together to offer the only possible resolution. The novel, a wild romp through gay 16th Century Elizabethan England, is a rapidly unfolding detective story filled with comedy, intrigue, murder and illicit love. And most importantly, all recorded events, persons, dates and documents are historically accurate. You will Get the scandalous view of the real William Shakespeare, with his sexual peccadilloes, illegitimate children and mistresses Wander through the gay world of Christopher Marlowe, when it was acceptable to be homosexual just so long as one stayed within one's own class as did Kings like James I, Edward II, and others Observe Inspector Henry Maunder matching wits with Christopher Marlowe's patron, Sir Thomas Walsingham one cleverly hiding the facts and other cunningly discovering the truth Watch the arguments unfold, showing the actual reasons that many historians believe that it could only have been Christopher Marlowe writing all those great works. It's a tale of murder, mayhem and manhunts in the underbelly of London as the Black Plague scourges the country and the greatest conspiracy plot of all time is hatched. It's The Shakespeare Conspiracy!

Author : Greg Kelly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Serial murderers
ISBN : 0966844408

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Killer on the Loose by Greg Kelly Pdf

Author : Angelique Cain,Brandi Hymer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1930960018

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Murder and Mayhem in Old Arcola by Angelique Cain,Brandi Hymer Pdf

Author : Michael Kleen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Ghosts
ISBN : 161876022X

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Secret Rockford by Michael Kleen Pdf

Secret Rockford pulls back the curtain to reveal the hidden side of life in the Forest City. This anthology contains many snapshots of life in Rockford. Join us as we go behind the headlines to explore the people, places, and events that make our city unique. On these pages, you will find the unconventional, gritty, and sometimes shocking truth.

Author : Charles Lachman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780698147461

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Footsteps in the Snow by Charles Lachman Pdf

NOW A LIFETIME MOVIE CHANNEL DOCUMENTARY It was a shocking true crime that left two families shattered, and became the coldest case in U.S. history. Who really killed little Maria? The question fueled a real-life nightmare in Sycamore, Illinois... 1957. Sycamore, Illinois. Christmas was three weeks away, and seven-year-old Maria Ridulph went out to play. Soon after, a figure emerged out of the falling snow. He was very friendly. Minutes later, Maria vanished, leaving behind an abandoned doll and footsteps in the snow. In April, a spring thaw gave up Maria’s body in a nearby wooded area. The case attracted national attention, including that of the FBI and President Eisenhower. In all, seventy-four men and three women fell under suspicion. But no one was ever charged with the crime. Incredibly, fifty-five years later, the coldest case in the history of American jurisprudence would be reopened. It happened after a seventy-four-year-old former neighbor of the Ridulphs named Eileen Tessier made a stunning deathbed confession to her family about a dark past, and a darker secret they knew nothing about. Two families would be joined by despair and retribution, and in an astounding turn of events, Maria Ridulph’s killer would finally be brought to justice. INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS

Author : Jeff Coen
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781569765456

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Family Secrets by Jeff Coen Pdf

Painting a vivid picture of the pivotal case that broke apart a Chicago mob family, this narrative relies on court transcripts, police records, interviews, and notes to recreate the story as it unfolded in a 2007 courtroom.

Author : A. J. Schenkman,Elizabeth Werlau
Publisher : Murder & Mayhem
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 1626190739

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Murder & Mayhem in Ulster County by A. J. Schenkman,Elizabeth Werlau Pdf

"Murders and other crimes in Ulster County, NY"--