The Shocking Story Of Helmuth Schmidt

Author : Tobin T. Buhk
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625840950
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shocking Story of Helmuth Schmidt written by Tobin T. Buhk and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of True Crime: Michigan “tells the tale of an alleged World War I German spy and love-ad bandit from Royal Oak who killed to cover up his work” (C&G News). In the fall of 1916, New York housemaid Augusta Steinbach fell in love with a man she met through a matrimonial advertisement in her local newspaper. She traveled to Detroit to marry her correspondent, but in March 1917, she mysteriously disappeared. What began as a routine search for a missing person turned into a baffling case of deception, bigamy, and murder. Follow detectives as they unravel the tangled web spun by Michigan’s original lonely-hearts killer—a criminal mastermind the Detroit News dubbed “one of America's master outlaws.” Includes photos

Author : Tobin Buhk
Publisher : History Press Library Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781540221520
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shocking Story of Helmuth Schmidt: Michigan's Original Lonely Hearts Killer written by Tobin Buhk and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fall of 1916, New York housemaid Augusta Steinbach fell in love with a man she met through a matrimonial advertisement in her local newspaper. She traveled to Detroit to marry her correspondent, but in March 1917, she mysteriously disappeared. What began as a routine search for a missing person turned into a baffling case of deception, bigamy and murder. Follow detectives as they unravel the tangled web spun by Michigan's original lonely hearts killer--a criminal mastermind the Detroit News" dubbed "one of America's master outlaws."

Author : Tobin T. Buhk
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476679118
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lonely Hearts Killers written by Tobin T. Buhk and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-06-08 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shocking series of crimes committed by lovers Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez dominated the front pages in 1949. Caught for the double homicide of a widow and her young daughter in Michigan, the first couple of crime became the focus of an intense debate over the death penalty and extradition. Their story climaxed in a sensational trial in New York City and concluded two years later inside Sing Sing's notorious "Death House." Pulp fiction era reporters, who followed every step taken by the accused slayers, christened Beck and Fernandez the "Lonely Hearts Killers"--a nickname that stuck and has since been used to describe an entire category of criminal behavior. Despite the sensationalization of the killer couple's exploits, the story of the Michigan crime that ended their spree has until now remained largely untold. Drawing on rare archival material, this book presents, for the first time anywhere, a detailed account of this lost chapter in the saga of the "Lonely Hearts Killers." Both biography and analysis, this book also attempts to deconstruct the myths and misconceptions and to provide answers to a few unanswered questions about the case.

Author : Tobin T. Buhk
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467138452
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wicked Women of Detroit written by Tobin T. Buhk and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Tobin T. Buhk recounts the thrilling tales of Detroit's most violent, clever and misunderstood female criminals. "Queen of the Underworld" Sophie Lyons faced off with detective Teresa Lewis in court three times, and twice in the street, rendering both women battered and bloodied. Nellie Pope goaded her lover to axe her husband in what the press called "one of the most atrocious, cold-blooded, and deliberately-planned murders" in city history. Mother Elinor L. Mason, "High Priestess of the Flying Roller Colony," was no holy roller but a criminal chameleon who changed personas as easily as some people change clothes. And a feud between Delray madams Julia Toth and Annie Smith exposed widespread graft in the thriving red-light industry and led to one of the worst police scandals in Motor City history. These stories and more await in this deliciously entertaining collection.

Author : Tobin T. Buhk
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625847416
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Michigan's Strychnine Saint written by Tobin T. Buhk and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A historically accurate picture of the characters involved in the complicated frontier-era poisoning investigation” (MLive.com). The spring of 1903 proved disastrous for the Murphy family. On April 22, the infant Ruth Murphy died in her crib. Within an hour, her mother, Gertrude, experienced a violent spasm before she, too, died. Ten days later, John Murphy followed his wife and child to the grave after suffering from a crippling convulsion. While neighbors whispered about a curse and physicians feared a contagious disease, Kalkaska County sheriff John W. Creighton and prosecuting attorney Ernest C. Smith searched for answers. As they probed deeper into the suspicious deaths, they uncovered a wicked web of intrigue. And at the center stood a widow in a black taffeta dress. Includes photos

Author : Tobin T. Buhk
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781626190177
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Shocking Story of Helmuth Schmidt written by Tobin T. Buhk and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An account of the murders of Helmuth Schmidt"--

Author : Tobin T. Buhk
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811745104
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book True Crime: Michigan written by Tobin T. Buhk and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance, the Bath School Massacre, the Purple Gang of Detroit, and many more.

Author : Tobin T. Buhk
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625852258
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Poisoning the Pecks of Grand Rapids written by Tobin T. Buhk and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Traces the footsteps of poisoner Arthur Waite from his marriage to Clara Peck . . . in 1915 to his death by electrocution at Sing Sing Prison in 1917” (MLive.com). With his boyish good looks, Arthur Warren Waite charmed into marriage the daughter of wealthy Grand Rapids business tycoon John E. Peck in 1916. He then wasted no time executing what he believed to be a flawless scheme to hijack his wife’s inheritance. The plot went awry when a mysterious telegram set off a sequence of events that ultimately exposed his immoral ambition to poison all other Peck heirs. Follow Waite’s fingerprints of indiscretion around Grand Rapids and New York City as author Tobin T. Buhk details this audacious plan of staggering complexity. Includes photos! “Follow Waite’s trail around Grand Rapids and New York City as the author, Tobin Buhk details his complex plan meant to make him a rich man.” —Holland Sentinel

Author : Stevie Cameron
Publisher : Vintage Canada
ISBN 13 : 0676975852
Total Pages : 770 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Farm written by Stevie Cameron and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2011-10-25 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Verteran investigative journalist Stevie Cameron first began following the story of missing women in 1998, when the odd newspaper piece appeared chronicling the disappearances of drug-addicted sex trade workers from Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside. It was not until February 2002 that pig farmer Robert William Pickton would be arrested, and 2008 before he was found guilty, on six counts of second-degree murder. These counts were appealed and in 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its conclusion. The guilty verdict was upheld, and finally this unprecedented tale of true crime could be told. Covering the case of one of North America's most prolific serial killers gave Stevie Cameron access not only to the story as it unfolded over many years in two British Columbia courthouses, but also to information unknown to the police - and not in the transcripts of their interviews with Pickton - such as from Pickton's long-time best friend, Lisa Yelds, and from several women who survived terrifying encounters with him. Cameron uncovers what was behind law enforcement's refusal to believe that a serial killer was at work.

Author : Frank Marra
Publisher : BrownBooks.ORM
ISBN 13 : 1612548504
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Landfill to Hallowed Ground written by Frank Marra and published by BrownBooks.ORM. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An NYPD sergeant shares his experiences in the tragic aftermath of 9/11 and the tireless search for remains among the debris of the Twin Towers. The morning of September 11, 2001, began like any other Tuesday for police Sergeant Frank Marra. He woke up early, brewed his coffee, and got his son Anthony ready for kindergarten. Then a shocking image interrupted televised broadcasts nationwide: the South Tower of the World Trade Center was engulfed in flames and smoke. Sergeant Marra stared in shock at what would become the largest crime scene he would ever investigate. Marra spent months at the Staten Island Landfill, where the 1.6 million tons of debris was searched for any form of evidence that could help identify the victims, including the remains of those buried beneath. Officers and volunteers worked tirelessly, often at great cost to themselves, to bring closure for so many grieving families. This heartrending story gives readers a rare and intimate glimpse into the days and months following the attack on September 11, and the stories that echo from “The Hill”—the hallowed ground of those who perished on that fateful day.