Notorious Crimes of the Upper Midwest: Con-Men, Cutthroats, Killers, and Cannibals

By Tom Baker

Book Overview

Tour the Upper Midwest to explore the blood-soaked halls of hideous history through twenty dark and demented stories from the corridors of criminal infamy. This expose of true crime examines a historical roster of the bad and the brutal: from old-time con men and gunslingers, to hardcore serial killers of the modern era. Meet the redoubtable Ed Gein; the haunting and harrowing Honeymoon Killers, Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck; the "Gruesome Gal of the Western Plains," Calamity Jane; Wild Bill Hickok; serial sex killer John Norman Collins; Al Capone; Carl Panzram; Larry Eyler; Gwendolyn Graham; George Lester (Babyface Nelsen); John Dillinger; and Frank Gilmer--villains that will leave you infuriated and intrigued at their infernal notoriety. Join the author on a round-up of the rotten as you take a thrill-ride of historic significance in a world gone mad.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764353896
• ISBN13: 9780764353895
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"