- Biography & autobiography > Criminals & Outlaws
- History > United States > General
- History > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Photography > Subjects & Themes > Historical
- Social science > Discrimination & Race Relations
- True crime > General
- True crime > Murder > General
- Biography & autobiography > Criminals & Outlaws
- History > United States > General
- History > United States > State & Local > Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Photography > Subjects & Themes > Historical
- Social science > Discrimination & Race Relations
- True crime > General
- True crime > Murder > General
The Franklin Park Tragedy
9781467143585
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Author Brian Armstrong tells the shocking story of this "sundown town" and how it evolved into the diverse community that exists today.
On March 1, 1894, two African American men broke into a home in rural Franklin Park and murdered a white woman and her daughter before her husband fought and killed the attackers. The newspapers called it the "Franklin Park Tragedy," and the story captivated public attention nationally and abroad. Another tragedy came afterward, with the racist forced expulsion of many local African American residents.
Death on the Devil's Teeth
9781467153003
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Four decades after Jeannette DePalma's tragic death, authors Jesse P. Pollack and Mark Moran present the definitive account of the shocking Springfield township cold case.
As Springfield residents decorated for Halloween in September 1972, the crime rate in the quiet, affluent township was at its lowest in years. That mood was shattered when the body of sixteen-year-old Jeannette DePalma was discovered in the local woods, allegedly surrounded by strange objects. Some feared witchcraft was to blame, while others believed a serial killer was on the loose. Rumors of a police cover up ran rampant, and the case went unsolved - along with the murders of several other young women.
The Jersey Shore Thrill Killer: Richard Biegenwald
9781626192874
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Denville 13
9781467148344
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Goffle Road Murders of Passaic County
9781609493165
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%On January 9, 1850, Judge John Van Winkle and his wife, Jane, were brutally stabbed to death by their former farm hand, John Jonston.
The murder happened in their home on Goffle Road in Hawthorne, NJ (which is still standing). This story would go down in history as the first in Passaic County. Since the murder in 1850, it inspired the work of New Jersey's greatest poet William Carlos Williams. Williams would go on to inspire the works of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. In 1850, with the execution of Jonston, it became the first execution in Passaic County. The newspaper accounts of the day go into great depths to describe the day. As recorded in The New York Times in 1882 ""the abode of unearthly visitants,"" there have been documented occurrences of the unexplained occurring, and the current owner, Henry Tuttman is working to bring the house in the 21st Century while retaining the heritage of the house.
Mystery, Millions & Murder in North Jersey
9781467137942
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Author John E. O'Rourke recounts the crime that rocked a sleepy community and brought the nation's eyes to North Jersey.
On a spring morning in Morristown in 1992, authorities discovered a car idling in a driveway with the door open and the driver missing. After they learned the driver was Sidney Reso, the president of Exxon International, the FBI joined the investigation. Over the next two months, law enforcement received cryptic communications that led to a cat-and-mouse chase for those responsible. Retired cop Arthur Seale and his wife, Irene, demanded one of the largest ransoms in U.S. history, and authorities struggled to solve the case.
Murders in Monmouth
9781596293489
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%