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Fox Cities murder & mayhem, Gavin Schmitt

Language

eng

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fox Cities murder & mayhem

Oclc number

1020703812

Responsibility statement

Gavin Schmitt

Summary

"The safe and sedate Fox Cities have seen their share of horrible crimes. Coldblooded murder, kidnapping, prostitution, organized crime and other misdeeds shocked and appalled not just the community but the entire state. Murderer Porter Ross tried to commit suicide by eating bedsprings. Wenzel Kabat mutilated and burned a man in order to take over his farm. The "Appleton Butcher" left dismembered human remains on a playground for children to find. In this volume, crime writer and leading expert on the Milwaukee Mafia Gavin Schmitt turns his magnifying glass on small-town America."--Page [4] of cover

Table Of Contents

Acknowledgments -- A note on sources -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The intemperate murder of Magdalena Hesse -- Chapter 2: Hammer the Hammerer -- Chapter 3: The Chinese riots -- Chapter 4: The strange and sordid tale of Porter Ross -- Chapter 5: Wenzel Kabat, murderer, escape artist, statesman -- Chapter 6: The boo gang -- Chapter 7: The kidnapping of Frances Webb -- Chapter 8: A hot time at the Blazing Stump -- Chapter 9: The Appleton Butcher -- Appendix -- About the author

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