Murder in the Garden: Famous Crimes of Early Fresno County

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159

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286 g

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Linden Pub Co Inc

Kurzbeschreibung

Presenting 15 famous cases from Fresno, California, set in the first part of the 20th century, a long-time detective in the sheriff's office introduces key figures such as a bootlegger, an unfortunate local dubbed Alligator Jack, and a perpetrator known as the Fig Garden Fiend. Featuring local landmarks such as Mussel Slough-the setting for Frank Norris's "The Octopus-"and offering additional commentary that compares these sensational past cases to current high-profile criminal cases. A consideration of the changing face of crime, this history reveals a modern upswing in child abuse, multiple murders, and kidnapping cases and highlights the extended nature of the current legal process as compared to the open-and-shut character of the early 1900s.

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Mehr über:  True Crime / Espionage, True Crime / Murder / General

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Mehr von:  Scott Morrison, Linden Pub Co Inc