50 states of murder

50 states of murder An atlas of American crime

Harold Schechter

Book - 2025

From the true crime author of Murderabilia, a geographic telling of some of the most notorious but lesser-known murders for each US State. Filled with hundreds of entries organized by location, 50 States of Murder is a lively and chilling work of storytelling and an authoritative survey of the homicidal history of the United States--perfect for any true-crime obsessive. Certain crimes are impossible to imagine happening anywhere but where they did: Could the Manson murders have gone down somewhere besides the 1960s sex-and-drug-fueled, occult-dabbling culture of Southern California? Would Truman Capote's In Cold Blood have been as powerful if the Clutter family massacre happened anywhere besides the tightly knit world of Holcomb, Kansa...s? Or would the "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski have been able to hole up in the woods evading notice for decades anywhere but in Montana? Discover each state's most memorable and notorious crimes through expert authorship, stunning visuals, and interactive design.

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Murder > United States > States > History.
Meurtre > États-Unis > États > Histoire.
Murder
United States
True crime stories.
Récits criminels.
Genres
True crime stories
Récits criminels
Published
New York, NY : Workman Publishing 2025.
Language
English
Main Author
Harold Schechter (author)
Edition
First edition
Item Description
Includes index, and online link to a list of sources used.
Physical Description
288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781523524143
  • Introduction
  • Alabama
  • The Original Sin City
  • A Recidivist Runs Rampant
  • The Code Blue Junkie
  • Alaska
  • The Mad Trapper
  • Hunting
  • Humans
  • Mountain Man Murderer
  • Portrait Of A Serial Killer: Israel Keyes
  • Arizona
  • Mobile Home Invasion
  • The Beauty School Barbarian
  • The Namesake: Ernesto Miranda
  • Not-So-Heroic Hogan
  • The Sleepwalking Defense
  • Arkansas
  • The Gallows Trio
  • The Villainous Vet
  • A Hilltop Hell
  • California
  • The Chicken Coop Murders
  • A Kidnapping Comeuppance
  • Lethal And Lightning
  • Femme Fatale: Louise Peete
  • A Boat Bombing In Newport
  • The Jesus Of Chatsworth
  • Baby Crazy In Los Angeles
  • A Very Bad Monday In San Diego
  • The Covina Massacre
  • Colorado
  • A Beer Scion Disappears In Morrison
  • Shock Jock Shot In Denver
  • The Broomfield Teen Who
  • Put A Hit On Herself
  • Connecticut
  • A Twelve-Year-Old Goes To The Gallows
  • The Windsor Murder Factory
  • A Wood-Chipping In Newton
  • Carnage In Cheshire
  • The Connecticut Cannibal
  • Delaware
  • A Fiery Execution In New Castle
  • The Jilted Paramour
  • A Sibling Slaughter
  • Florida
  • The Vampire Rapist
  • A Bully Slayed In Weston
  • A Child Snatched In Sarasota
  • The Hammer Boy Strikes
  • The Miami Zombie
  • Georgia
  • Atlanta's Jack The Ripper
  • Downfall Of A "King"
  • The Crippler Of Fayetteville
  • Hawai'i
  • The Walalua Monster
  • A Honolulu Serial Killer
  • Oyako-Shinju In Honolulu
  • The Xerox Massacre
  • Idaho
  • An Explosive Episode In Caldwell
  • Flypaper Lyda
  • Idaho's Jack The Ripper
  • Claude Dallas: Idaho Outlaw
  • Illinois
  • The Last Train To Wayne
  • A Chi-Town Love Quadrangle
  • Chicago's Most Beautiful Murderess
  • A Pedophile Strikes In Chicago
  • Carnage In A Cave
  • A Last Ride In Urbana-Champaign
  • Indiana
  • A Klansmen Killer
  • A Butcher Dies In Yorktown
  • Principal Redden Goes On A Rampage
  • Iowa
  • A boy Murderer In Clayton County
  • The Unsolved Axe Murders Of Villisca
  • Cornfield Killer
  • The Cain And Abel Murders
  • Kansas
  • A Kid Killer In Johnson County
  • A Husky Horror
  • The Wichita Hotel Sniper
  • A Bombing In Olathe
  • Kentucky
  • A Brother's Vengeance
  • The Six-Year-Old Slayer
  • The Last Legal Hanging In Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • A Phenomenally Depraved Scoundrel
  • Toni Jo Goes To The Electric Chair
  • "Lucky" Willie And "Gruesome Gertie"
  • Maine
  • The Purrington Family Massacre
  • Brutality In Brunswick
  • A Murderous Madwoman
  • A Cook Rampages In Newry
  • Maryland
  • The Not-Quite-Perfect Crime
  • The Unsolved Murder Of Sister Cathy
  • Life Imitates Art In St. Michaels
  • Massachusetts
  • The Boston Belfry Slayer
  • A Miscreant In Yarmouth
  • Jolly Jane Lays Waste
  • The Boston Giggler
  • Another Monster In The Mystic
  • "Killer Nanny" Goes Free
  • Michigan
  • The St. Aubin Avenue Massacre
  • The Ypsilanti Ripper
  • Master Bob In Grosse Pointe
  • Minnesota
  • The Minneapolis Svengali
  • A Hitman Hired In St. Paul
  • The Wannabe Vampire Of St. Cloud
  • Versace Killer Starts His Spree
  • Mississippi
  • "Were Murdered December 17, 1880"
  • The Legs Murder
  • Socialite Killed By Same
  • The Devil Himself Did It?
  • Missouri
  • Stack Lee Becomes Legend
  • The Original Frankie And Johnny
  • The Union Station Massacre
  • The Hitchhiking Killer
  • Gypsy-Rose Gets Her Revenge
  • Montana
  • A Loner Killer In Gallatin
  • The Missoula Mauler
  • A Marriage Gone Bad In Glacier
  • Nebraska
  • The Nebraska Fiend
  • A Guilty Killer Confesses
  • A Judge Gunned Down In Lincoln
  • The Maniac Sniper Of Omaha
  • Nevada
  • Murder Of "The Comstock Queen"
  • A Forensic First
  • Loveless In Elko
  • New Hampshire
  • A Grim Memorial In Pembroke
  • An Obsession Turns Deadly
  • The Bear Brook Murders
  • Student Killers In Etna
  • New Jersey
  • A Tell-Tale Heart In New Brunswick
  • The Torch Slayer Strikes A Murderous Minister
  • The Tragedy Behind Megan's Law
  • A Killer Nurse In New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • The Headless Man Of Taos
  • Alien Killers In Albuquerque?
  • An Abused Teen Snaps In Roswell
  • New York
  • "The Female Jack The Ripper"
  • A Historic Execution
  • A Child Jekyll And Hyde In Troy
  • The First Woman In The Electric Chair
  • The Phantom Murderer
  • A Parrot Drops A Dime In New York City
  • A New York Post Headline Says It All
  • North Carolina
  • A Reverend In Name Only
  • A Family Annihilator In Winston-Salem
  • The Lynch Killings
  • A Superstar's Father Is Killed
  • A Wide Receiver Takes A Bad Route
  • North Dakota
  • A Murdering "Eccentric" In Niagara
  • A Cattle Dispute Turns Murderous In Turtle Lake
  • A Clown, A Hunter, And A Lion Walk Into A Bar
  • Ohio
  • The Tanyard Murder
  • The Olympian Killer
  • The Inwood Park Horror
  • A Notorious Killer And His First Victim
  • A Butcher In Brookfield
  • Oklahoma
  • A Shootout In Sapulpa
  • "French Fries!" In Mcalester
  • The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders
  • Sirloin Stockade Massacre
  • Going Postal In Edmond
  • Oregon
  • The Violent Life Of Michele Dee Gates
  • A Monster Mom In Springfield
  • A Mystery Writer Doesn't Get Away With Murder
  • Pennsylvania
  • The "Girl Torturer" Of York
  • The York Witchcraft Murder
  • The Poison Ring
  • The "Babes In The Woods" Tragedy
  • An Amish Man Unhinged
  • Rhode Island
  • A Minister Goes Free In Tiverton
  • A Murder Fantasy Made Real
  • The Warwick Slasher
  • A Sex Worker Serial Killer In Woonsocket
  • South Carolina
  • The Last Hanging In Charleston
  • Last Wills And Testaments
  • The Eyedrop Killer
  • South Dakota
  • A Union Disintegrates In Sioux Falls
  • The Human Monster
  • A Recidivist Meets His End In Spearfish
  • The Duct Tape Killer Of Sioux Falls
  • Tennessee
  • The Night Marauder
  • Stringbean Shot Dead In Goodlettsville
  • The Soul Sucker
  • Texas
  • Alligator Joe Of Elmendorf
  • The Texarkana Moonlight Murders
  • The Not-Beatnik Killers
  • The Candy Man Of Deer Park
  • A Misogynist Turns Murderous In Killeen
  • The Eyeball Killer
  • Utah
  • A Crack Shot In Bingham
  • A Soldier Snaps In Salina
  • A Killer's Last Laugh
  • The Ogden Horror
  • A Forger-Turned-Bomber In Salt Lake
  • Vermont
  • Mother-In-Law Murdered In Williston
  • The Monster From Duxbury
  • The Meanest Man In A Pretty Town
  • An Innocent Man Goes Free In West Dover
  • Virginia
  • A Wife Killer From Richmond
  • The Virginia Court Massacre
  • Life Imitates Art In Norfolk
  • The Hampton Roads Killer
  • Washington
  • The Fasting Fiend Of Starvation Heights
  • A Mildlife Obsession Ends Badly In Puyallup
  • The Wah Mee Massacre
  • The Bellevue Thrill Killers
  • West Virginia
  • Testimony From The Beyond
  • An Unexplained Familicide
  • A Folie Á Deux In Star City
  • Wisconsin
  • An Infamous Hanging In Kenosha Massacre At The "Bungalow Of Love"
  • The Wisconsin Ghoul
  • A Congregant Snaps In Brookfield
  • Wyoming
  • Governor Skin Shoes?
  • Wyoming's Death Rider
  • Tarzan Of The Tetons
  • A Comeuppance In Cheyenne
  • Photo Credits
  • Index

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