The ax murders of Saxtown : the unsolved crime that terrorized a town and shocked the nation

The ax murders of Saxtown The unsolved crime that terrorized a town and shocked the nation

Nicholas J. C. Pistor

Book - 2014

"...The never-before-told story of the 1874 Saxtown massacre that rocked a nation reeling from economic depression and shattered a small German immigrant farming community in Illinois. The murder of the Stelzriede family led investigators through forests and farmland, chasing footprints, bloody tobacco leaves, and the marks of an ax dragged away from the scene..." --Amazon.com.

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Subjects
Murder > Illinois > History > 19th century.
Criminal investigation > Illinois > History > 19th century.
Published
Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press [2014]
Language
English
Main Author
Nicholas J. C. Pistor (-)
Physical Description
xvi, 239 pages, 8 unnumbered page of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-229) and index.
ISBN
9780762786978
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