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| Author | : Andrew K. Amelinckx |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1467136433 |
Visit the long ago crime and dire deeds in the Hudson Valley of New York. The Hudson Valley is drenched in history, culture and blood. 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 housing her. A Jazz Age politician, tired of fighting with his overbearing wife, murdered her and buried the body under the front porch. 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 Andrew Amelinckx dredges up the Hudson Valley's dark past, from Prohibition-era shootouts to unsolved murders, in eleven heart-pounding true stories.
| Author | : Andrew K. Amelinckx |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 112 |
| Release | : 2017-06-26 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1439661022 |
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 | : A.J. Schenkman |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 143 |
| Release | : 2013-08-13 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 162584526X |
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 | : Cheri L. Farnsworth |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 133 |
| Release | : 2011-04-29 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1614234337 |
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 | : Cheri L. Farnsworth |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 138 |
| Release | : 2010-08-09 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1614233160 |
“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 | : Andrew K. Amelinckx |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 138 |
| Release | : 2015-10-12 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 162585305X |
This criminal history of the Berkshires is brimming with unforgettable stories of greed, jealousy, and madness from the turn of the twentieth century. The Berkshires of Western Massachusetts are known for their picturesque beauty, but this history offers a fascinating look at the region’s dark side. This chronicle includes true tales of greed, betrayal and violence in The Bay State. In the summer of 1893, a tall and well-dressed burglar plundered the massive summer mansions of the upper crust . . . A visit from President Teddy Roosevelt in 1902 ended in tragedy when a trolley car smashed into the presidential carriage, killing a Secret Service agent . . . A psychotic millworker opened fire on a packed streetcar, leaving three dead and five wounded, shocking the nation . . . These and many more stories—from axe murders to botched bank jobs—paint a stark portrait of the inequities that shadowed the extravagance of the Gilded Age.
| Author | : Sara Kaushal |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2021 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1467144134 |
The Miami Valley of Ohio has a rich but gruesome and bloody history. In Dayton, Christine Kett murdered her daughter and confessed seventeen years later on her deathbed. William Fogwell of Beavercreek clung to life long enough to name his killer before he died. Joshua Monroe, a Yellow Springs man, killed his lover--also his sister-in-law--in a jealous rage. Reputed serial killer Oliver Crook Haugh was accused of murdering multiple women over several years, but he was ultimately convicted of killing "only" his family. Author and founder of the Dayton Unknown history blog Sara Kaushal uncovers the violent and horrific crimes of the past.
| Author | : Linda S Zimmermann |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 140 |
| Release | : 2018-08-22 |
| Genre | : True Crime |
| ISBN | : 9781937174026 |
True stories of jealousy, greed, sex, and insanity, including serial killers and a forgotten mass murderer.
| Author | : Cheri Farnsworth |
| Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 2010 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0811736210 |
This part of New York, straddling the Hudson River from New York City to Albany, is rife with stories of the paranormal.
| Author | : Lisa Melville |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 2010-11-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780984228362 |
The Grace murder in the Hudson Valley in 1912 was Walden's "Lizzie Borden" case, and author Melville offers a fascinating snapshot of a village's past as she chronicles one of the most infamous murders of its time.
