Torso:the Evelyn Dick Case

By Marjorie Freeman Campbell

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140171878
• ISBN13: 9780140171877
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Ltd
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.7" x 0.2" x 4.5"

Customer Reviews

The Torso murder case

This was until recently the only book that had been published about the Evelyn Dick murder case, which was a sensation back in 1946, and still is a topic of much interest in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Briefly, the partial remains of John Dick, a driver with the Hamilton Street Railway, was found in a wooded area along the Niagara Escarpment--which runs through Hamilton--and eventually his wife is charged with the murder. Evelyn Dick, it turns out, had a notorious reputation, with links to the mafia, as well as having relationships with several prominent people. Moreover, her father, who was also an employee of the Hamilton Street Railway, was stealing from the company, and John Dick's reluctance to get involved may have been a factor in the murder. Evelyn Dick has (unfortunately) become a sort of a cult figure, and recently they even made a movie about her. Theories as to what became of her after she was released from prison are numerous and the topic of debate in Hamilton. All in all, the book is a good overview of the trial, but the writing is actually somewhat dry. It would also be a good idea to refer to Brian Vallee's "The Torso Murder" for another perspective.This was reissued by Penguin about a decade ago in paperback with the title "Bloody Matrimony".