Washington County Murder & Mayhem

2014-07-01 True Crime

Author : A Parker Burroughs
Release : 2014-07-01
Genre : True Crime
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Book Rating : 311/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Washington County Murder & Mayhem by : A Parker Burroughs

Download or read book Washington County Murder & Mayhem written by A Parker Burroughs. This book was released on 2014-07-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the chilling history behind some of southwestern Pennsylvania's most horrifying murders. In 1907, a young girl was found dead in the Lyric Theatre, leaving behind an unwanted pregnancy and an abusive lover. On an otherwise quiet morning in 1891, a cartful of nitroglycerin exploded. The remains of the driver had to be gathered in a peck basket. The Cannonball Express lived up to its name in 1888, when an open switch caused it to shoot off the track, sending two cars flying. Local journalist A. Parker Burroughs resurrects these and other stories from southwestern Pennsylvania's shadowy past. From foul play at the Burgettstown Fair to the tragic murder of North Franklin's Thelma Young, follow the trail with Burroughs as he uncovers the crimes and intrigues of Washington County.

Murder & Mayhem in Washington County, Rhode Island

2015-07-06 History

Author : Kelly Sullivan Pezza
Release : 2015-07-06
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 831/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Murder & Mayhem in Washington County, Rhode Island written by Kelly Sullivan Pezza. This book was released on 2015-07-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhode Island's Washington County hides a dark past riddled with macabre crimes and despicable deeds. In 1890, an argument over wages turned deadly when former hotelier George Kenyon shot and killed his carpenter on the grounds of the Gilbert Stuart House in Saunderstown. Senator Charles Burdick was shot and left for dead at his Charlestown home in 1930. Even the peaceful village of Woodville has a veritable rap sheet of thieving maids, speakeasies and murderously jealous wives. From chilling acts by the KKK to physicians practicing under the influence of narcotics, author Kelly Sullivan Pezza's collection of articles from the Chariho Times uncovers the violence and vices of Washington County.

Murder & Mayhem in Central Washington

2021 History

Author : Ellen Allmendinger
Release : 2021
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 13X/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Murder & Mayhem in Central Washington written by Ellen Allmendinger. This book was released on 2021. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crime ran rampant at the turn of the twentieth century across Central Washington, from jail breaks, lethal bootleggers and assassinations in Kittitas County to shootouts and burglaries in Benton County. In Zillah, the Dymond Brothers Gang were known for stealing horses between prison stints. In Yakima, residents reeled in shock over the premeditated killing of a gambler, a riot and the discovery that a respected brewer had committed murder. Through it all, sheriffs like Jasper Day tried to keep the peace with mixed success. Author Ellen Allmendinger recounts the tales that once made this the roughest region of the Pacific Northwest.

True Murder Mysteries of Southwestern Pennsylvania

2020 History

Author : A. Parker Burroughs
Release : 2020
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 912/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book True Murder Mysteries of Southwestern Pennsylvania written by A. Parker Burroughs. This book was released on 2020. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the southwest corner of Pennsylvania, beyond the picturesque scenes of the Monongahela River Valley, there are long-forgotten mysteries of scandal and murder. Amid the hardship of life on the frontier of Washington County in 1795, young Isabel Stewart was found dead and her killer never identified in the oldest unsolved murder in the region. La Mano Nera (the Black Hand) gangs from Calabria, Italy, extorted and slaughtered their way into the 1920s as Sicilian-style vendettas became a common occurrence. The disappearance of local huckster Harry Lane in 1893 caused a flurry of murder conspiracies, yet all that could be found was a bloodied hat; it took another one hundred years before the mystery was solved. Local author Parker Burroughs details gruesome homicides and puzzling whodunits in Pennsylvania coal country.

Wicked Washington

2007 History

Author : Troy Taylor
Release : 2007
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 021/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Wicked Washington written by Troy Taylor. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An addictive and fascinating read that traces the criminal history of our nation's capital, from the bloody site of the city's most famous murder to dark deeds involving politicians from both sides of the aisle. Includes a look at the mysteries surrounding the Lincoln assassination, death by duels and the infamous Washington Vampire,

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