Murder Mayhem In The Catskills

Author : Caroline Crane
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614234272
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Murder & Mayhem in the Catskills written by Caroline Crane and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-29 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stylish resorts, breathtaking vistas and glittering lakes are hallmarks of the Catskills region. But since the pre- Revolutionary era, this seemingly idyllic vacationland has been a theater for some of mankind's darkest deeds and evildoers, including the notorious Murder, Inc. Caroline Crane explores the stories behind the bodies and bones that turn up here, from the bizarre hex murder at Stone Arch Bridge to the murderous escapades of Lethal Lizzie. Meet Claudius Smith, the hotheaded Tory outlaw who terrorized local colonists, and Dutch Schultz, the mobster whose fortune still lies buried in the mountains. Murder & Mayhem in the Catskills provides a fascinating glimpse into the shadowy heart of the mountains and reveals the area s surprising connections to some of America's most infamous criminals.

Author : Andrew K. Amelinckx
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439661022
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hudson Valley Murder & Mayhem written by Andrew K. Amelinckx and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-26 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hudson Valley’s dark past, from Prohibition-era shoot-outs to unsolved murders, in eleven heart-pounding true stories. The beautiful Hudson Valley of New York State is drenched in history, culture . . . and blood. This fascinating and thoroughly researched chronicle presents one killer story from every county in the region, including: Sullivan County: In the fall of 1893, Lizzie Halliday left a trail of bodies in her wake, slaughtering two strangers and her husband before stabbing a nurse to death at the asylum where she lived. Albany County: A Jazz Age politician, tired of fighting with his overbearing wife, murdered her and buried the body under the front porch. Columbia County: In 1882, a cantankerous old miner, dubbed the “Austerlitz Cannibal” by the press, chopped up his partner before he himself swung from the end of a rope.

Author : Cheri L. Farnsworth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614233160
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Murder & Mayhem in St. Lawrence County written by Cheri L. Farnsworth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-09 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “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!

Author : A.J. Schenkman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 162584526X
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Murder & Mayhem in Ulster County written by A.J. Schenkman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1870, the" New York Herald" proclaimed that Ulster County was New York's "Ulcer County" due to its lawlessness and crime. The columnist supported his claim by citing that in only six months, "it has been the scene of no less than four cold blooded and brutal murders, six suicides and four elopements." Hannah Markle--the bane of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union--ran a Kingston saloon where murder and violence were served alongside the whiskey. John Babbitt confessed on his deathbed to murdering Emma Brooks, and Willie Brown--reputed member of the Eastman Gang--accidentally shot his best friend. The infamous Big Bad Bill, the "Gardiner Desperado," lashed out more than once and killed in a drunken rage. Discover the mayhem and murder that these and others wreaked on one of New York State's original counties.

Author : Norman J. Van Valkenburgh
Publisher : Purple Mountain PressLtd
ISBN 13 : 9780935796605
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mayhem in the Catskills written by Norman J. Van Valkenburgh and published by Purple Mountain PressLtd. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cheri L. Farnsworth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614234337
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Murder & Mayhem in Jefferson County written by Cheri L. Farnsworth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Wicked Northern New York delivers the most chilling historic true crime stories from the state’s northern tier. Jefferson County, located in New York’s beautiful North Country, has a dark and violent past. During the long winter months, it was not the cold that was feared, but the killers. In 1828, Henry Evans committed a crime so brutal that the location in Brownsville is still called Slaughter Hill. A real-life Little Red Riding Hood, eleven-year-old Sarah Conklin met someone far worse than a wolf on her way home from school in 1875. And in 1908, Mary Farmer, a beautiful young mother hacked her neighbor to death and was sent to the electric chair. Author Cheri L. Farnsworth has compiled the stories of the most notorious criminal minds of Jefferson County’s early history. Includes photos!

Author : R. Marcin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439671249
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Murder & Mayhem in the Finger Lakes written by R. Marcin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-21 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pristine waters of the Finger Lakes inspire tranquility, but the region has not been spared a history of high-profile murders. George Chapman's execution for killing a hostler in a drunken rage drew one of the largest crowds in Seneca County's history. Charles Sprague was the only person from Yates County to be executed and the last person electrocuted at Auburn Prison after shooting a neighbor in a dispute over potatoes. A plea of insanity did not save James Williams from the electric chair after murdering an elderly man and attempting to rape a teenage girl. In the Feedbag Murder, the body of a missing man was found in a canal, and his friend was acquitted of the murder despite confessing to the crime years later. Author R. Marcin explores the gruesome history of homicide in the Finger Lakes.

Author : Kevin Owen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781071087497
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Killing Time in the Catskills written by Kevin Owen and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-17 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hot on the heels of the Lizzie Borden case from 1893-1894, newspapers around the world began closely following a new and unusual case in upstate New York. Lizzie Halliday, a seemingly harmless woman, was about to stand trial for a triple homicide in Burlingham, NY. Lizzie Halliday lived in the hamlet of Burlingham and worked as a housekeeper, eventually marrying her employer, Paul Halliday. After Paul went missing, a search of their property revealed the bodies of two unidentified women. The investigation which followed revealed that Lizzie, in her twenties, left behind a trail of failed marriages, bigamy, horse theft, arson, insurance fraud and murder, even having served time in the infamous Eastern State Penitentiary. If found guilty Lizzie Halliday would be the first woman in the world to face the electric chair. After her sensational trial in Sullivan County, NY she was locked away for life but managed to continue her reign of terror even behind bars. This true account of one of America's most dangerous women details Lizzie Halliday's lifestyle of indefensible crimes. The author provides the most complete, factual and thoroughly researched biographical timeline of Lizzie Halliday to date, providing the most accurate account of Lizzie Halliday's disturbing criminal career, while correcting misinformation of the past.

Author : Edited by Caryl Hopson and Susan R. Perkins
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467144398
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Murder & Mayhem in Herkimer County written by Edited by Caryl Hopson and Susan R. Perkins and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Diane C. Ham
Publisher : Murder & Mayhem
ISBN 13 : 9781626191419
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Murder & Mayhem in Mendon and Honeoye Falls written by Diane C. Ham and published by Murder & Mayhem. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A chronicle of murder and crime in nineteenth and early twentieth-century Mendon and Honeoye Falls"--