| Description |
xvi, 207 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The strange death of Rebecca Cornell -- February, 1673 : Aquidneck Island, Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island -- William Beadle : husband, father, killer -- November, 1782 : Wethersfield, Connecticut -- Seduced by the devil -- September, 1821 : Manchester, New Hampshire -- Better off in heaven -- June, 1879 : Holyoke, Massachusetts -- Forged in blood : the New England mafia comes of age -- December, 1931 : Boston, Massachusetts -- Electronic kill machine -- Summer, 2001 : Norton, Massachusetts -- No signs of life -- January, 2006 : Lanesborough, Massachusetts -- Murder on Big Bird's Estate -- March, 2008 : Woodstock, Connecticut -- A few final words & thanks -- About the author -- Jane Doe no more. |
| Summary |
Recounts murders from New England's history, exploring the motives behind such crimes as the 1879 murders by John Kemmler of his own daughters out of fear they would become prostitutes, and the violent rise of Boston's Mafia in 1931. |
| Subject |
Murder -- New England -- History.
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Crime -- New England -- History.
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Crime. (OCoLC)fst00882984
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Murder. (OCoLC)fst01029781
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New England. (OCoLC)fst01241913
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9780762778430 (pbk.) |
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0762778431 (pbk.) |
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