Murder & Mayhem in York County - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Murder & Mayhem in York County write by Joseph David Cress. This book was released on 2011. Murder & Mayhem in York County available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The unsolved 1878 murder of a young woman walking home from Hanover and a lethal 1901 love triangle in Chanceford Township that led to murder by strychnine are but two incidents in York County's history of deadly deeds and misdoings. While the 1969 York Race Riots are the most infamous instance of mayhem in the county, the strangest is perhaps the Hex Murder that left a North Hopewell Township powwow doctor a practitioner of the local folk magic dead at the hands of those trying to lift a curse. Follow author Joseph David Cress on the lonely country roads and harsh city streets as he goes on the trail of the body snatchers, hooligans and black widows of York County, Pennsylvania.
Murder & Mayhem in Cumberland County
Murder & Mayhem in Cumberland County - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Murder & Mayhem in Cumberland County write by Joseph David Cress. This book was released on 2010-08-13. Murder & Mayhem in Cumberland County available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From the horrific Enoch Brown Schoolhouse Massacre of 1764 to settlers who hunted local tribes for a bounty, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, has long had a violent and bloody history. As more people came to the region, murder and mischief of every kind only multiplied. Local author Joseph David Cress explores the dark side of history, from little-known cases such as that of Sarah Clark--who became the first woman hanged in the county after she poisoned a family to dispatch a romantic rival--to high-profile crimes like the shocking 1955 courtroom slaying that left one person dead and three injured. Join Cress on a hair-raising walk down Hell Street as he investigates the underbelly of Cumberland County.
Murder & Mayhem in Herkimer County
Murder & Mayhem in Herkimer County - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Murder & Mayhem in Herkimer County write by Edited by Caryl Hopson and Susan R. Perkins. This book was released on 2019. Murder & Mayhem in Herkimer County available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Herkimer County is steeped in history, from the settlement of the Mohawk Valley by Palatine German settlers to the flood of western migration with the opening of the Erie Canal. But the region also boasts an infamous history of high-profile homicides and crimes. Roxalana Druse murdered her abusive husband and became the last woman to be hanged in New York in 1887. The death of Grace Brown on scenic Big Moose Lake became one of the most famous cases in the country in 1906, inspiring author Theodore Dreiser's novel An American Tragedy. Psychological tests of intelligence were admitted into court for the first time in an acquittal of sixteen-year-old Jean Gianini in 1914. Caryl Hopson and Susan R. Perkins collect these historic narratives of murder and mayhem in Herkimer County.
Murder, Mayhem, and Madness
Murder, Mayhem, and Madness - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Murder, Mayhem, and Madness write by Michael Keene. This book was released on 2017-11-20. Murder, Mayhem, and Madness available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 13 true stories of murder in western New York
Murder & Mayhem in St. Lawrence County
Murder & Mayhem in St. Lawrence County - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Murder & Mayhem in St. Lawrence County write by Cheri L. Farnsworth. This book was released on 2010-08-09. Murder & Mayhem in St. Lawrence County available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. “Contains twelve intriguing stories, true murder cases from New York’s North Country . . . Illuminates the dark side of northern New York’s early days (Murder By Gaslight). St. Lawrence County is known for its picturesque waters and pristine seasons. But underneath this fair facade lies a sordid past, rife with tales of killings and cunning, like the man who slashed his wife to death after instructing a constable to close the door and depart; a robbery that descended into the brutal axing of a mother and her two small children; the unsolved case of a young woman bludgeoned to death on school grounds in an upscale neighborhood; and the gruesome poisoning of one man at the hands of his son, his wife and her lover. Join author Cheri Farnsworth as she investigates these and other notorious cases of murder and mayhem in New York’s North Country. Includes photos!
