The Murder Of Maggie Hume

Author : Blaine L. Pardoe,Victoria Hester
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-26
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781625850591

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The Murder of Maggie Hume by Blaine L. Pardoe,Victoria Hester Pdf

One brutal murder. Two possible suspects. And a “fascinating . . . puzzling case” that divided a Michigan community (Lansing State Journal). In the summer of 1982, the body of twenty-year-old Maggie Hume was found under a pile of blankets in the closet of her apartment. A Catholic school girl and daughter of a local football coach, Maggie had been raped and strangled. It was the only active murder investigation in Battle Creek, Michigan, suggesting the case would be an easy victory for authorities. Plus, they already had two persons of interest on watch. Maggie’s neighbor, Michael Ronning, confessed to the crime. Yet it was Maggie’s boyfriend, Jay Carter, who failed the polygraph, and whose account of his whereabouts on the night of the murder kept changing. Unfortunately, the Calhoun County Prosecutor’s Office and Battle Creek Police Department couldn’t agree on whom to charge. And the city soon took sides. Cracking open three decades of never-before-seen evidence, this real-life whodunit exposes the dark secrets and tragic infighting that turned the murder of Maggie Hume into an unwinnable contest of wills, egos, politics, and the law—a contest that, to this day, isn’t over.

Author : Blaine Pardoe,Victoria Hester
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1540210391

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The Murder of Maggie Hume by Blaine Pardoe,Victoria Hester Pdf

"On August 16, 1982, an unidentified attacker brutalized and strangled Maggie Hume at her apartment in Battle Creek, Michigan. The daughter of a beloved local football coach, her seemingly senseless murder sparked intense scrutiny that lingers today. Award-winning author Blaine Pardoe and his daughter, Victoria Hester, crack open three decades of material on this mysterious tragedy, exposing dark secrets and political in-fighting that tore at the Battle Creek legal system for years. Compiled from documents, videos and interviews, this book presents the facts and clues of the case to the public for the first time"--

Author : Blaine L. Pardoe
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-18
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781625845894

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Murder in Battle Creek by Blaine L. Pardoe Pdf

In 1963, Daisy Zick was stabbed twenty-seven times at her home in Battle Creek, Michigan—and locals are still talking about the unsolved case today. On a bitterly cold morning in January 1963, Daisy Zick was brutally murdered in her Battle Creek, Michigan, home. No fewer than three witnesses caught a glimpse of the killer, yet today, it remains one of the state’s most sensational unsolved crimes. The act of pure savagery rocked the community, as well as the Kellogg Company where Zick worked. Here, Blaine Pardoe offers a detailed chronicle of this shocking and mysterious crime. With long-sealed police files and interviews with the surviving investigators, the true story of the investigation can finally be told. Who were the key suspects? What evidence do the police still have on this cold case more than fifty years later? Just how close did this murder come to being solved? Is the killer still alive? These questions and more are masterfully brought to the forefront for true crime fans and armchair detectives.

Author : Jenn Carpenter
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467149495

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Cereal Killer Chronicles of Battle Creek, The by Jenn Carpenter Pdf

"In this book, you'll learn about the rise of the Kelloggs, from their days as religious fanatics to their breakfast food empire, and all of the death and darkness in between. You'll also learn about their enduring legacy in Battle Creek, from the ghosts they left behind to the curse that appears to haunt those who work and learn in Kellogg-built institutions"--Page 10.

Author : Blaine Pardoe
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472035021

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Secret Witness by Blaine Pardoe Pdf

How a vicious bombing murder on Main Street shattered the small town of Marshall, Michigan

Author : Blaine Pardoe,Victoria Hester
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625857682

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The Original Battle Creek Crime King: Adam “Pump” Arnold’s Vile Reign by Blaine Pardoe,Victoria Hester Pdf

Adam "Pump" Arnold was both feared and regaled in Victorian- era Battle Creek. He was a bootlegger and a pimp, a robber and a con artist, an arsonist and a loan shark and even an assassin. Arnold faced off with the city over illegal liquor sales and flaunted his victory with a life-size statue of the mayor dressed as a hobo. Called the "greatest criminal in the history of Battle Creek," Arnold was convicted in a captivating public trial for the murder of his own son. Join authors Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester as they explore the life and misdeeds of the unabashed criminal mastermind who rocked Battle Creek to its core.

Author : Lowell Cauffiel
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781497649668

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Eye of the Beholder by Lowell Cauffiel Pdf

“A fascinating psychological study of an unrepentant murderer” from a New York Times–bestselling author (Library Journal). Battle Creek, Michigan, is famous as the birthplace of breakfast cereal, and the nearby suburb of Marshall is as wholesome as shredded wheat. Well-known for its colorful Victorian mansions, this stately slice of nineteenth-century Americana became infamous on a frigid night in February of 1991. Newscaster Diane Newton King was stepping out of her car, her children strapped into the backseat, when a sniper’s bullet cut her down. The police assumed that the killer was her stalker—a crazed fan who had been terrorizing King for weeks. But as their investigation ground to a standstill, the police turned to another suspect—one much closer to home. In this gripping retelling of the crime and its aftermath, journalist Lowell Cauffiel re-creates the atmosphere of terror that marked King’s last days, giving us a story of celebrity, obsession, and what it means to kill.

Author : Fergus Hume
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473379015

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Madame Midas by Fergus Hume Pdf

This early work by Fergus Hume was originally published in 1888 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'Madame Midas' is a tale of Australian mining life. Fergusson Wright Hume was born on 8th July 1859 in England, the second son of Dr. James Hume. The family migrated to New Zealand where Fergus was enrolled at Otago Boys' High School, and later continued his legal and literary studies at the University of Otago. Hume returned to England in 1888 where he resided in London for a few years until moving to the Essex countryside. There he published over 100 novels, mainly in the mystery fiction genre, though none had the success of his début work.

Author : Linda Stratmann
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : London (England)
ISBN : 0752451243

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Greater London Murders by Linda Stratmann Pdf

A compendium of 33 murderous tales that not only shocked London, but made headlines across the country. They include George Chapman, who hanged in 1903 for poisoning three women, and who is widely suspected of being Jack the Ripper; lovers Edith Thompson and Frederick Bywaters executed for stabbing Edith's husband to death; and many more.

Author : Blaine L. Pardoe,Victoria R. Hester
Publisher : WildBlue Press
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781948239486

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Tantamount by Blaine L. Pardoe,Victoria R. Hester Pdf

A cold case investigation of a notorious serial killer who terrorized 1970s Washington D.C. by the New York Times bestselling true crime coauthors. In 1971 and 1972, a deadly predator stalked the streets of the nation’s capital. His targets were young girls whose fates included rape and torture before their brutalized corpses were left in plain view along busy roadways. Seven victims raging from the ages of ten to eighteen died in his hands. On one victim he left a note, taunting police and claiming the media’s name for him: The Freeway Phantom. Then, as abruptly as he started, the Freeway Phantom stopped. Decades later, Washington DC’s oldest unsolved serial killing spree is pried open with the suspects, the liars, and the evidence laid bare. Father-daughter true crime investigators Blaine Pardoe and Victoria Hester shed new light and provide tantalizing new clues as to who the Freeway Phantom may be.

Author : Marney Rich Keenan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-29
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781476642048

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The Snow Killings by Marney Rich Keenan Pdf

Over 13 months in 1976-1977, four children were abducted in the Detroit suburbs, each of them held for days before their still-warm bodies were dumped in the snow near public roadsides. The Oakland County Child Murders spawned panic across southeast Michigan, triggering the most extensive manhunt in U.S. history. Yet after less than two years, the task force created to find the killer was shut down without naming a suspect. The case "went cold" for more than 30 years, until a chance discovery by one victim's family pointed to the son of a wealthy General Motors executive: Christopher Brian Busch, a convicted pedophile, was freed weeks before the fourth child disappeared. Veteran Detroit News reporter Marney Rich Keenan takes the reader inside the investigation of the still-unsolved murders--seen through the eyes of the lead detective in the case and the family who cracked it open--revealing evidence of a decades-long coverup of malfeasance and obstruction that denied justice for the victims.

Author : Jesse P. Pollack & Mark Moran
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467153003

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Death on the Devil's Teeth: The Strange Murder That Shocked Suburban New Jersey by Jesse P. Pollack & Mark Moran Pdf

Four decades after Jeannette DePalma's tragic death, authors Jesse P. Pollack and Mark Moran present the definitive account of the shocking Springfield township cold case. As Springfield residents decorated for Halloween in September 1972, the crime rate in the quiet, affluent township was at its lowest in years. That mood was shattered when the body of sixteen-year-old Jeannette DePalma was discovered in the local woods, allegedly surrounded by strange objects. Some feared witchcraft was to blame, while others believed a serial killer was on the loose. Rumors of a police cover up ran rampant, and the case went unsolved - along with the murders of several other young women.

Author : Mardi Link
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-15
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780472021963

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When Evil Came to Good Hart by Mardi Link Pdf

"The murder mystery that has confounded and fascinated people for over forty years has been given a whole new life. When Evil Came to Good Hart is a well-researched and well-written piece of nonfiction that holds the reader in its spell, just as it has the many writers, reporters, and law officers who have puzzled over it. My highest praise for Mardi Link's book is to say that it reads like a good novel, a real page-turner." —Judith Guest, author of Ordinary People and The Tarnished Eye In this page-turning true-life whodunit, author Mardi Link details all the evidence to date. She crafts her book around police and court documents and historical and present-day statements and interviews, in addition to exploring the impact of the case on the community of Good Hart and the stigma that surrounds the popular summer getaway. Adding to both the sense of tragic history and the suspense, Link laces her tale with fascinating bits of local and Indian lore, while dozens of colorful characters enter and leave the story, spicing the narrative. During the years of investigation of the murders, officials considered hundreds of tips and leads as well as dozens of sources, among them former secretaries who worked for murder victim Dick Robison; Robison's business associates; John Norman Collins, perpetrator of the "Co-Ed Murders" that took place in Washtenaw County between 1967 and 1969; and an inmate in federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, who said he knew who killed the Robison family. Despite the exhaustive investigative efforts of numerous individuals, decades later the case lies tantalizingly out of reach. It is still an unsolved cold case, yielding, in Link's words, forty years worth of "dead-end leads, anonymous tips, a few hard facts, and countless cockamamie theories."

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : PURD:32754070338466

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Post-conviction DNA Testing by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary Pdf

Author : June Wright
Publisher : Verse Chorus Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781891241963

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Murder in the Telephone Exchange by June Wright Pdf

First published in 1948, when it was the best-selling mystery of the year in the author’s native Australia, Murder in the Telephone Exchange stars feisty young operator Maggie Byrnes. When one of her more unpopular colleagues is murdered — her head bashed in with a “buttinski,” a piece of equipment used to listen in on phone calls — Maggie resolves to turn sleuth. Some of her coworkers are acting strangely, and Maggie is convinced she has a better chance of figuring out who is responsible for the killing than the rather stolid police team assigned to the case, who seem to think she herself might have had something to do with it. But then one of her friends is murdered too, and it looks like Maggie might be next. Narrated with verve and wit, this is a whodunit in the tradition of Dorothy L. Sayers and Daphne du Maurier, by turns entertaining and suspenseful, and building to a gripping climax.