In Hot Blood

• Date de parution : 07/11/2013
• Editeur : History Press Digital
• EAN : 9780752492216
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• Support : Livre numérique

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This chilling compendium of historic crimes features numerous cases that shocked the nation during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Among the cases featured here is the shooting of Bessie Cross, after she fell pregnant while her husband was away serving his country in 1917, and the 1869... Voir plus

This chilling compendium of historic crimes features numerous cases that shocked the nation during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Among the cases featured here is the shooting of Bessie Cross, after she fell pregnant while her husband was away serving his country in 1917, and the 1869 murders of Maria Death and her lover by Maria's partner, Frederick Hinson. It also recalls the tragic stories of Elvira Barney and Ruth Ellis, who shot and killed their lovers in 1931 and 1955 respectively, with very different consequences. Along with the most notorious cases, this book also features many of the cases that did not make national headlines, examining not only the methods and motives but also the real stories of the perpetrators and their victims. This book is a must for true-crime fans everywhere.