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Condensed Stories of True Crime,
By Acute Observer (N. Jersey Shore) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Great Unsolved Mysteries (Paperback)
The 'Introduction' notes that thousands of people die or disappear each year under mysterious circumstances. Most of these events are little known. Bodies are found that can't be identified, murders aren't solved. The 20th century had some of the most gruesome and bizarre murders, they are not listed here. This 1978 book has no index and a skimpy bibliography.Chapter 1 is on "Mass Murder". The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run killed many in 1930s Cleveland. The bodies were found in pieces, most never identified. The killer knew about anatomy or butchering. After it stopped in Cleveland similar murders occurred in New Castle and Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The Axeman of New Orleans would break into homes at night and hack his victims, often grocers. Then in Los Angeles the widow of one grocer shot dead Joseph Mumfre of New Orleans. She said she avenged her dead husband. She plead guilty, got ten years, and was out in three. The Zodiac Killer was never caught, even after sending letters to the police and newspapers. Then the killings stopped. Jack the Stripper murdered women who were often on the streets at night and left their bodies nude. After an intensive police investigation the killings stopped. They found a suspect, but he had committed suicide after the last killing. Chapter 2 is called "A Touch of the Mafia". The murder of Sir Harry Oakes was a story of intrigue and corruption that involved the Miami police, organized crime, and the Duke of Windsor, Royal Governor of the Bahamas. Jimmy Hoffa was a powerful and notorious man. His attempt to regain leadership of his union may have caused his disappearance at a fashionable restaurant. Would Hoffa have better invested the union Pension Funds? E.C. Mullendore was a wealthy cattle rancher in Oklahoma. One night he was found shot. His death was followed by financial scandals and a big insurance payout. Chapter 3 is "Marriage and Death". John Hill, a wealthy plastic surgeon, was shot by a masked intruder. John's first wife died under mysterious circumstances; was this revenge? Who killed the Reverend Hall and Mrs. Mills under a crabapple tree? The investigation was fouled by jurisdictional disputes. A surprise witness was found, the grand jury did not indict. Four years later there was a new trial, and a verdict of `not guilty'. Who abducted Thalia Massie to beat and assault her? The majority of people in Hawaii were imported Japanese laborers who worked on the sugar-cane and pineapple plantations. The doctor found no evidence of rape from an internal examination. The two identified assailants had good alibis and no clues in their underwear. The jury did not convict, there were emotional outbursts and fighting. One of the defendants was abducted and killed. The corporate press created fantastic stories (p.122). Clarence Darrow argued for the defense. Found guilty, their ten-year sentence was commutted to one hour! Chapter 4 "Fancy Clothes and Fast Living" is about the deaths of Vivian Gordon, William Desmond Taylor, Starr Faithful, and Joseph Elwell in the 1920s and 1930s. The last chapter tells of two people who disappeared: Judge Crater and Lord Lucan. Would an aristocracy protect one of their own?
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