Butchers: Extremely Cruel and Little-Known Criminals from the Last Century
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Butchers: Extremely Cruel and Little-Known Criminals from the Last Century
9.99 €
Discover a world of horrific murders that once captured headlines but are now hidden from view.
Meet a Civil War veteran who committed a nightmarish mass murder. Uncover the mystery of a nineteenth-century killer woman who sent her husbands and children to the next world. Draw a conclusion about the “Bluebeard” of the Gilded Age, whose victims number in the dozens. Meet the awarded
A World War I hero who orchestrated one of the most notorious murders in history.
Schechter not only covers these crimes, he weaves excerpts from the newspapers of that era into his narrative, revealing a window into the past. You will witness how the public, the litigants and the media perceived these shocking events. You will be amazed at his ability to recreate these.
Scenes with such accuracy as if you were there.
Meet a Civil War veteran who committed a nightmarish mass murder. Uncover the mystery of a nineteenth-century killer woman who sent her husbands and children to the next world. Draw a conclusion about the “Bluebeard” of the Gilded Age, whose victims number in the dozens. Meet the awarded
A World War I hero who orchestrated one of the most notorious murders in history.
Schechter not only covers these crimes, he weaves excerpts from the newspapers of that era into his narrative, revealing a window into the past. You will witness how the public, the litigants and the media perceived these shocking events. You will be amazed at his ability to recreate these.
Scenes with such accuracy as if you were there.
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