MURDER OUT YONDER An Informal Study of Certain Classic Crimes in Back-Country America

Softcover. A collection of amazing crimes that include Belle Gunness and other sinister characters in chapters such as : The Great Homestead Murders - 2 women who disappeared in 1890, their bodies being dug up 4yrs later and sent to a brilliant woman 'chemist and microscopist', a pioneer in the forensic field. Kitty Ging's Buggy Ride - the murder of a young businesswoman of Minneapolis in 1894; Professor Leurio and Dr. Rulloff - the educated murderer who confessed to killing wife, child and brother-in-law. Also includes Folklore of American Murder: and Some Notes on the Scenes of Crimes, Together with...Bibliographical Details and Index. 255pp. trade size soft cover. With tiny label inside fr. cover, sl. sunned sp. o/w Nr. F.