True Crime: Pennsylvania
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
by Patricia A. Martinelli
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
The history of criminal offense in Pennsylvania is documented in this book, beginning with a general survey of crime in the state and then focusing on its headline cases.
True Crime: Florida
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
For nearly every moment of light in the Sunshine State, there is darkness. True Crime: Florida examines the shady side of the state, featuring the headline cases of theft, abduction, and murder that have received national and even international attention.
Included here are the stories of John Ashley and his gang of bank robbers and bootleggers, the slaying of the Duperrault family aboard the ketch Bluebelle, the kidnapping of heiress Barbara Jane Mackle, the Adam Walsh murder that inspired TV’s America’s Most Wanted, and the Aileen Wuornos killing spree. These are the factual accounts of the notorious cases that shocked a nation.
True Crime in the Civil War
Cases of Murder, Treason, Counterfeiting, Massacre, Plunder & Abuse
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
Crime did not take a holiday during the Civil War, far from it. As Tobin Buhk shows in this fast-paced narrative, the war created new opportunities to gain profits from illegal activities, to settle old scores against personal enemies under the cover of fighting the nation's enemies, to pillage, plunder, and murder amid the carnage and destruction that seemed to offer license to legitimize such crimes. Students of the Civil War will find new information in this readable account. --James M. McPherson,Author of Battle Cry of Freedom
• Examines criminal cases during the conflict
• Cases include currency counterfeiting, tyrannical actions of Gen. Benjamin Butler, the murder of Gen. Earl van Dorn, raids by William Quantrill's Bushwhackers, the Fort Pillow Massacre, the horrific prison conditions at Andersonville, the fate of Lincoln the assassination conspirators, and more
True Crime: Massachusetts
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
The harsh discipline of Puritan life bred the hard-bitten and hard-working people of Massachusetts, but did it also breed a unique type of criminal? This book explores the headline crimes of the state to find an answer.
True Crime: Virginia
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
Includes the case of the Martinsville Seven, the Virginia Tech shootings and many more.
True Crime: Ohio
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
by Patricia A. Martinelli
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
Includes the Torso Murderer, responsible for 12 homicides in Cleveland, investigated by Eliot Ness and more.
True Crime: New York City
The City's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
• Introduction to crime in the city
• Headline cases
In New York City, crime is big--big in newspaper headlines, big to politicians who win and lose jobs because of a flux in crime, and big in the lore of the city itself. This book begins with a survey of crime in the Big Apple and then focuses on its landmark cases, including the sixteen-year terrorism of the Mad Bomber, the bystander effect in the fatal stabbing of Kitty Genovese, the Son of Sam serial killings, the assassination of John Lennon, the fall of mob boss Paul Castellano, and the murder of Jennifer Levin by Preppie Killer Robert Chambers Jr.
True Crime: Maryland
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
From its settlement in 1634 to its important proximity to the nation's capital in the present, Maryland has served as a crossroads of America, influencing critical events, not the least of which have been numerous crimes.
True Crime: New Jersey
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
by Patricia A. Martinelli
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
The history of criminal offense in New Jersey is documented in this book, beginning with a general survey of crime in the state and then focusing on its headline cases, including the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the John List killings, the mob activities that inspired The Sopranos, and the murder that led to Megan's Law.
True Crime: Missouri
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
Includes Lee Shelton's murder of Billy Lyons, the kidnapping of millionaire Robert Greenlease's son, and many more.
True Crime: Illinois
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
From the early days of piracy to twentieth-century mob massacres, the state has been plagued with some of the worst crimes in history. This book begins with a general overview of crime in the state and then focuses on its headline stories.
True Crime: Michigan
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
Includes Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance, the Bath School Massacre, the Purple Gang of Detroit, and many more.
True Crime: Connecticut
The State's Most Notorious Criminal Cases
Part of the True Crime (Stackpole) series
The mention of Connecticut summons charming images of seaports and peaceful rural areas, but this densely populated state has its share of landmark crimes.