Shallow Graves: Ghastly Murders, Rochester NY

By Michael Benson

This latest collection from true crime master Michael Benson looks at some of the ghastliest murders in Rochester, N.Y., history. One of them takes place in Genesee County, but it's a good one. Stories include: The Davis Street Fiend: The Murder of Tessie Keating; Shallow Grave at Holy Sepulchre: The Murder of Anna Schumacher; The Linden Lunatic: The Murders of "Ruth", Frances Kimball, George and Hattie Whaley, and Benjamin Phillips; Of Bondage and Bullets: The Murder of Gertrude Smith; Trail of Blood: The Murder of George Hickey; and The Jay Street Ax Man: The Murders of Millie Marcucci and Francesca Cotogno. Plus updates on three cases Benson has written about in the past, cold cases that are cold no more: Cathleen Krauseneck, Wendy Jerome, and Victoria Jobson.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F8C4N43G
• ISBN13: 9798313354057
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"