Villisca Axe Murders Revisited

Author : Stephen Bowman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1980438889

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Villisca Axe Murders Revisited by Stephen Bowman Pdf

"Bowman ranks with the top mystery writes" - Clive Cussler"Better than Capote's 'In Cold Blood'" - Lincoln Journal"An infectious read. I could not put this book down." - Kingsport PressOn June 10, 1912, the village of Villisca, Iowa awoke to discover a mass murder had occurred while the town slept. An entire household of eight people had been axed to death in their beds. Within 24 hours, in spite of limited mass communications, the story was national and international news, knocking the White Star Titanic off the front page and captivating the general public. The mass murder became a catalyst to a growing nation starting to realize the 20th century, with all of its advancements, held new forms of terror and insecurity. If the mass murder could happen in this idyllic little village, it could happen anywhere.Stephen Bowman's version of the story recreates the gruesome murder and the aftermath in an expose of rural family strife and local mores toward bigotry, superstition and caste system which still exists in rural America today. The suspenseful mystery brings to life a vivid cast of characters. Through the main characters, the themes of rural life and prejudice are revealed as they each struggle with conflicts between self-respect, family honor and justice. The crime remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century

Author : Stephen Bowman
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595131082

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Morning Ran Red by Stephen Bowman Pdf

On June 10, 1912, the village of Villisca, Iowa awoke to discover a mass murder had occurred while the town slept. An entire household of eight people had been axed to death in their beds. Within 24 hours, in spite of limited mass communications, the story was national and international news, knocking the White Star Titanic off the front page and captivating the general public. The mass murder became a catalyst to a growing nation starting to realize the 20th century, with all of its advancements, held new forms of terror and insecurity. If the mass murder could happen in this idyllic little village, it could happen anywhere. Author Stephen Bowman's version of the story has been compared to Capote's IN COLD BLOOD mystery as it recreates the gruesome murder and the aftermath in an expose of rural family strife and local mores toward bigotry, superstition and caste system which still exists in rural America today. The suspenseful mystery brings to life a vivid cast of characters. Through the main characters, the themes of rural life and prejudice are revealed as they each struggle with conflicts between self-respect, family honor and justice. The crime remains one of the greatest unsolved mysteries of the 20th century

Author : Meg Hafdahl,Kelly Florence
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781510764156

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The Science of Serial Killers by Meg Hafdahl,Kelly Florence Pdf

Discover the real-life inspirations behind history’s most infamous serial killers: John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Charles Manson, and so many more. Gothic media moguls Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl, authors of The Science of Monsters, The Science of Women in Horror, and The Science of Stephen King, and co-hosts of the Horror Rewind podcast called “the best horror film podcast out there” by Film Daddy, present a guide to the serial killers who inspired the movies and media we all know and love. Delve into the brutal truth behind horror’s secret: many monsters portrayed on the silver screen are based on true murderers. Uncover the truth behind the real monsters of horror, answering such questions as: What is the science behind serial killers’ motivations like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy? How did detectives discover the identities of criminals like the Boston Strangler and the BTK Strangler? Has science made it possible to unmask Jack the Ripper and the Zodiac Killer? What is the science behind female versus male serial killers? Through interviews, film analysis, and bone-chilling discoveries, join Kelly and Meg as they learn about the horrors of true crime through the decades.

Author : Vernon Keel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0984284303

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The Murdered Family by Vernon Keel Pdf

A wave of fear sweeps across the barren prairies of central North Dakota in April of 1920 with the tragic news that seven members of a farm family and their hired boy have been brutally murdered at their home just north of Turtle Lake in McLean County. A massive search for the killers begins immediately in the midst of an intense statewide election campaign. Three weeks later, eager investigators encouraged by nervous politicians get a signed confession from one of the prime suspects in the case. He is sentenced that same day to life in the the state penitentiary in what the New York Times referred to then as “the most rapid administration of justice in the country.” . From the beginning, the man denies his guilt and says his confession was obtained under duress, intimidation and fear. In November, his lawyers file a motion in district court asking that his plea of guilty be withdrawn and for a trial upon the merits. Their motion is strengthened when some new evidence is discovered on the Wolf family farm only days before the motion is filed.Some ninety years later, people in the area still recall the words the convicted man was supposed to have said: “My eyes have seen but my hands are clean!”

Author : Stefani Koorey
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 557 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781411640368

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The Trial of Lizzie Andrew Borden by Stefani Koorey Pdf

The Trial of Lizzie Andrew Borden is the complete trial transcript of the legal proceedings held in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the Superior Court, June 5 - 20, 1893. It is a faithful transcription of the official stenographic record of the case. Complete and in three volumes.

Author : Carolyn DeLoach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN : 0965602702

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The Woolfolk Tragedy by Carolyn DeLoach Pdf

In August 1887, Captain Richard F. Woolfolk and six other members of his family were brutally murdered in rural Bibb County, near Macon, Georgia. The national media frenzy surrounding the killing of this prominent family led to the arrest of the sole survivor, son Tom Woolfolk. A single reporter and a lone attorney fought the prejudiced system in Tom's favor, but all three went to their deaths.

Author : Herbert Cornelius Andrews,Alfred L Holman
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1015749968

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Hinsdale Genealogy by Herbert Cornelius Andrews,Alfred L Holman Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Muriel Pagliano
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : 0646334727

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Country Women by Muriel Pagliano Pdf

Author : Richard Estep
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798682129744

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A Nightmare in Villisca by Richard Estep Pdf

In the early morning hours of June 10, 1912, an intruder forced his way into the house of Josiah Moore and his wife, Sarah. During the nightmare that followed, everybody in the house - Mr. And Mrs. Moore, their four children, and two young girls who were visiting for the night - were murdered with an axe.The small town of Villisca, Iowa, would be scarred forever.Today, the infamous Villisca Axe Murder House has a fearsome reputation for being haunted. Each year, hundreds of fascinated people flock to the house, seeking an encounter with the paranormal. Some get more than they bargained for.Join Richard Estep of TV's Haunted Hospitals and Paranormal 911 as he and a small team of investigators lock themselves inside the Villisca Axe Murder House and delve into its deepest, darkest mysteries.

Author : Norman Krasna
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : American drama (Comedy)
ISBN : 0822202883

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Dear Ruth by Norman Krasna Pdf

One of the final works in the nine play cycle entitled The Orphan's Home, which follows the lives of the Robedaux family of Harrison, Texas. Others in the cycle include Lily Dale, Courtship, Roots in a Parched Ground, The Widow claire, Valentine's Day

Author : Edwin H. Porter
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547250913

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The Fall River Tragedy by Edwin H. Porter Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Fall River Tragedy" (A History of the Borden Murders) by Edwin H. Porter. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Troy Taylor
Publisher : Whitechapel Productions
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1892523787

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Murdered in Their Beds by Troy Taylor Pdf

"Something terrible has happened here..." Those were the words uttered by Ross Moore after discovering the bodies of his brother, his family and two houseguests in Villisca, Iowa in June 1912. That horrifying discovery created a legend that became both an unsolved mystery and a haunting that continues to this day. The small town of Villisca received an unwelcome visitor on that dark night and the town was touched by a horror unlike anything that it had seen before - or has seen since. Over the years, the brutal murders committed that night have earned a place in infamy and they remain the most famous in a series of murders that were committed across the prairie during that era. But that night in June was not the first time that the monster who committed the "Villisca Ax Murders" had tasted blood. He blazed a terrible trail across the region in the years before and after the Villisca murders, using the railroad lines to carry out his horrific deeds. This book will bring you the story of the Villisca Ax Murders, along with the history and the hauntings that followed, but it tells another story as well. It is a tale of madness, murder, horror and blood and the story of the "transient butcher" who wreaked havoc in the American Midwest and then vanished into history, his name and face forever unknown. Only his dark legacy lingers behind with us today and it remains a chronicle of one of the bloodiest unsolved murders sprees in our history. The small towns of the American prairie were never the same again.

Author : Stacy Green
Publisher : Twisted Minds Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780989137959

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All Good Deeds (Lucy Kendall #1) by Stacy Green Pdf

She's no killer. She's just taking out the trash. Don’t call Lucy Kendall a serial killer. She’s fighting for the innocent, and she’ll do whatever it takes to bring justice. When a child disappears, Lucy quickly discovers the link to a predator she’s faced before–a man the state of Pennsylvania decided to turn loose on the streets. Determined to find the little girl and put a criminal behind bars for good, Lucy forces her way onto the case. As the search for the kidnapped child pulls Lucy into a web of evil beyond her darkest imagination, she’ll have to face her own dark truths to save the little girl–and herself. Packed with suspense, All Good Deeds is a dark psychological thriller with a finely crafted mystery that takes readers into the deepest recesses of the human psyche.

Author : STACY. GREEN
Publisher : An Erin Prince Thriller
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1944109285

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Killing Jane by STACY. GREEN Pdf

Author : Arnold R. Brown
Publisher : Dell
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Murder
ISBN : 0440213150

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Lizzie Borden by Arnold R. Brown Pdf

Employing a rich fund of shocking, never-before-published evidence, this tour de force of investigative journalism unmasks the real murderer of Andrew and Abby Borden--someone who has never previously been considered a suspect. "Highly recommended".--Booklist. Includes Lizzie Borden's testimony.