Murder in Old Kentucky

True Crime Stories from the Bluegrass

AvKeven McQueen

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Del i serien Indiana University Press (IPS)

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Kentucky—land of bluegrass, horse racing, bourbon, and . . . murder. In Murder in Old Kentucky: True Crime Stories from the Bluegrass, Keven McQueen recounts dark and disturbing tales from the pages of Kentucky history, including the 1825 murder of Col. Solomon Sharp—a sordid affair that inspired Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Penn Warren—and the 1881 Ashland Tragedy, a heartbreaking murder of three innocent teenagers. This revised and expanded edition includes the story of a family terrorized by an arsonist who massacred eleven of their members and burned the property of even more, the tale of a husband and wife found shot in each other's arms with a life-sized photo of another man between them, and many more deaths that made headlines. Meticulously researched and written with McQueen's trademark humor, Murder in Old Kentucky will captivate any fan of true crime or Kentucky history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-07-20
Mått:152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt:322 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Indiana University Press (IPS)
Antal sidor:214
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Indiana University Press
ISBN:9780253057488

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Keven McQueen is author of 20 books covering American history, the supernatural, biography, historical true crime, and what he calls real-life surrealism. His books include Horror in the Heartland: Strange and Gothic Tales from the Midwest, Creepy California: Strange and Gothic Tales from the Golden State, Weird Wild West: True Tales of the Strange and Gothic, and New England Nightmares: True Tales of the Strange and Gothic. His work has been anthologized by the Jesse Stuart Foundation and Texas Christian University Press. He has guested on radio shows and podcasts including Darkness Radio, 30 Odd Minutes, Paranormal View, Controversial TV, Most Notorious, Thorne and Cross Haunted Nights Live, Mind's Eye, Still Unsolved, and Fringe Radio. Recently, his books have been mentioned in articles in the New York Times and on the Daily Beast/Yahoo News. McQueen is a senior lecturer in English at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond.

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Author Keven McQueen acknowledges that his sense of humor "is as dark as the inside of a badger." . . . McQueen brings old and sorded stories to life based on his indefagitable research. Because of his descriptive detail, yet easily read prose, one might consider McQueen to have been an actual witness to the 25 crimes he presents. A bonus is the intersting historical perspective of Kentucky culture one gains from the stories.- Steve Flairty (Kentucky Monthly)

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction to 2021 edition1. Kentucky's First Great Murder2. Richard Shuck Confesses All, and Then Some3. A Mob Teaches Mr. Klein the Errors of His Ways4. Playing It Cool!5. Col. Buford Begs to Differ with Judge Elliott6. An Argument for the Involuntary Commitment of the Criminally Insane7. An Arsonist with a Grudge8. Cold Case File, 18669. A Question of Sanity10. The Hanging of John Vonderheide11. A Regular Killing Machine12. "A Little Fun:" The Ashland Tragedy13. A Two-Fisted Professor Refuses to Take No for an Answer14. Moses Caton, Family Man15. Knox County Atrocity16. A Possible Poisoner, and a Definite One17. The Smart Murders, or: Choose Your Friends Wisely18. How Not to Spend Homecoming Week19. The Showers-Moore Tragedy20. On the Benefits of Keeping One's Temper21. A Heart in the Wrong Place22. Two for the Chair23. Murder on a College Campus24. Same Story, Different Endings25. The Head on the MoundBibliography

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