CRIMES OF THE CENTURY Manitoba's Most Notorious True Crimes

Softcover. In the 20th century, Manitoba had more than its fair share of headline grabbing criminals. From Hilda Blake, the only woman ever executed in western Canada; to Earle "The Gorilla", one Canada's first serial killers; to Ken Leishman, the Flying Bandit; Manitoba's police and court officials have been kept on their toes for the past 100 years. The author has collected the most notorious of these true crimes in a lavishly illustrated history. Ranging from gruesome murders to million-dollar frauds. He pulls these stories together in a search for the underlying social and psychological motivations behind these infamous crimes. Illus. + Index. 149pp. 4to softcover. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. with no creasing to covers.