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No Place Like Murder - True Crime in the Midwest (Hardcover)
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No Place Like Murder - True Crime in the Midwest (Hardcover)
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A modern retelling of 20 sensational true crimes, No Place Like
Murder reveals the inside details behind nefarious acts that
shocked the Midwest between 1869 and 1950. The stories chronicle
the misdeeds, examining the perpetrators' mindsets, motives, lives,
apprehensions, and trials, as well as what became of them long
after. True crime author Janis Thornton profiles notorious
murderers such as Frankie Miller, who was fed up when her fiancé
stood her up for another woman. As fans of the song "Frankie and
Johnny" already know, Frankie met her former lover at the door with
a shotgun. Thornton's tales reveal the darker side of life in the
Midwest, including the account of Isabelle Messmer, a plucky young
woman who dreamed of escaping her quiet farm-town life. After she
nearly took down two tough Pittsburgh policemen in 1933, she was
dubbed "Gun Girl" and went on to make headlines from coast to
coast. In 1942, however, after a murder conviction in Texas, she
vowed to do her time and go straight. Full of intrigue and
revelations, No Place Like Murder also features such folks as
Chirka and Rasico, the first two Hoosier men to die in the electric
chair after they brutally murdered their wives in 1913. The two
didn't meet until their fateful last night. An enthralling and
chilling collection, No Place Like Murder is sure to thrill true
crime lovers.
General
Imprint: |
Indiana University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2020 |
Authors: |
Janis Thornton
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Foreword by: |
Larry Sweazy
• Ray E Boomhower
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
272 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-253-05277-3 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-253-05277-7 |
Barcode: |
9780253052773 |
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