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The Great Wisconsin Manhunt of 1961

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The Great Wisconsin Manhunt Of 1961 is the true story of an infamous shootout and fallout in the Wisconsin Dells in the summer of 1961. When a police officer was killed, it triggered one of the most intense manhunts in state history. Black-and-white photographs embellish this gripping, truth-more-compelling-than-fiction tale of the dogged chase, meticulously presented by University of Wisconsin professor Marshall Cook. A welcome addition to criminology collections, and especially recommended for "true crime" buffs, and as inspiration resouce for Wisconsin based mystery/action/suspense writers.

The Great Wisconsin Manhunt of 1961 gives a very detailed account of how local law enforcement tracked down and captured alleged killers of a local sheriff deputy. The book is very interesting and gives backgrounds of all of the principal persons involved. We bought this because of the way they used bloodhounds to track down one of the killers. Unfortionatly, it does not give a lot of detail of the hounds tracking, but other than that it is a very nice story and leaves you with a good feeling as in this case, the guilty got there just reward.

I bought this book because my mother actually knew the young police officer that was killed. I found it interesting - a little piece of history that relates to me in a more personal way. May not appeal to everyone but it is an easy to read book even if you have no connection to the events detailed. There are pictures throughout the book which helps it come to life - putting faces to the men involved.