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Murderous Acts: 100 Years of Crime in the Midwest

by Keven McQueen

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A century of Midwestern crime, case by case

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A century of Midwestern crime, case by case

Keven McQueen surveys homicide cases across ten Midwestern states, covering crimes from the 1840s through the 1940s. Drawing on original research, the book brings together both widely known cases—including Robert Irving Latimer, Jake Bird, and the Bender family—and more obscure incidents involving violence in Wisconsin, Indiana, and St. Louis. The geographic range gives the collection a regional frame, while its century-long span places individual crimes within a darker history of the American Midwest. Gallows humor is part of the presentation, alongside accounts of murder and mayhem.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • True-crime readers interested in historical cases
  • Readers interested in Midwestern history and regional crime
  • Those seeking a collection that mixes notorious and lesser-known murders

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Historical true crimeMidwestMurderCriminal casesRegional history

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Book overview

While the Midwest may be known for salt-of-the-earth folks, it's also home to murder and mayhem.

In Murderous Acts: 100 Years of Crime in the Midwest, Keven McQueen explores a century of true crimes committed in 10 Midwestern states, from the 1840s to the 1940s. With a touch of gallows humor, McQueen relies on original research to recount infamous transgressions--including Michigan's Robert Irving Latimer case, the serial murders of Nebraskan Jake Bird, and the bloody deeds of Kansas's Bender family--as well as gruesome tales that are less well known, such as the Wisconsin man with a penchant for swinging an axe at the necks of men he didn't care for, the Hoosier who killed his sweetheart in the midst of a Halloween ball, and the French nobleman who wreaked havoc in a St. Louis hotel.

Murderous Acts will intrigue and delight fans of true crime and will send a shiver down the spine of any reader fascinated by the dark history of America's Heartland.

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