Bloodstained Louisiana

Twelve Murder Cases, 1896-1934

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Historian Alan G. Gauthreaux chronicles 12 homicide cases from late 1800s and early 1900s Louisiana--where "unwritten law" justified jilted women who killed their paramours, and police took measures to protect defendants from lynch mobs. Stories include the 1907 kidnapping of seven-year-old Walter Lamana by the New Orleans "Black Hand," the 1912 acquittal of Zea McRee (a woman of "good reputation") in Opelousas, and the 1934 trial and execution of Shreveport's infamous "Butterfly Man."

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Utgivningsdatum2017-11-21
Mått152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt268 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor202
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9781476672168

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsForeword by Florent Hardy, Jr.PrefaceCountry MurdersThe Cotton Farm Murders (1896)A Massacre at Minden (1916)“He’s murdering me for nothing!” (1903)The Business of the “Black Hand” (1907)Hell Hath No FuryThe Death of Hugh Smith (1910)The Strange Case of Kate Fretsch (1910–1911)Question of Honor (1911)A Woman Scorned (1913)The Stalker (1913–1915) 104The Tale of Sara Kellaway (1928) 119Bodies in the Trunks (1927)The “Butterfly Man” (1934)NotesBibliographyIndex

“I applaude Alan Gauthreaux for his attention to detail and facts. A writer should drag the reader back in time so they can be a witness, albeit, years later. If that is accomplished, the writer has done his job. In Bloodstained Louisiana, the writer has done his job impeccably. I am familiar with some of the cases discussed, but after reading those cases, I learned things I haven’t known until now. Great job! Thank you.”—Sal Perricone, former FBI agent, retired federal prosecutor, writer.