Deaths on Pleasant Street: The Ghastly Enigma of Colonel Swope and Doctor Hyde

by Giles Fowler

Book Overview

The 1909 murder case surrounding the wealthy Swope family of Independence, Missouri, gripped newspaper readers throughout the nation. This book gathers the facts behind the suspicious fates of three Swope family members: the eccentric Colonel, millionaire donor of Kansas City, Missouri's Swope Park, his affable cousin, and a young nephew and heir. The mystery pits the Swope matriarch against her disfavored son-in-law, Dr. Bennett Clark Hyde. Charged...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1734260181
• ISBN13: 9781734260182
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Donella Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"